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Restored 1939 Packard Rolls Into Lake During Photo Shoot, Owner Gets "Very Emotional"
Restored 1939 Packard Rolls Into Lake During Photo Shoot, Owner Gets "Very Emotional"

12 Apr 2024, 11:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The vehicle rolled off the boat ramp and into Canyon Lake, becoming fully submerged within minutes. It was recovered hours later by firefighters

 
1956 Hudson Hornet Hollywood V8 With Historic Legacy V8 Engine Was Cheaper Than You Think
1956 Hudson Hornet Hollywood V8 With Historic Legacy V8 Engine Was Cheaper Than You Think

29 Mar 2024, 22:00 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Only 1,053 Hornets were assembled for the 1956 model year by Hudson, with production being split between Packard-powered and AMC-powered examples

 
Rarely Seen 1955 Packard Patrician Is $1,000 Worth of Nostalgia Plagued by Rust
Rarely Seen 1955 Packard Patrician Is $1,000 Worth of Nostalgia Plagued by Rust

5 Mar 2024, 22:03 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / There was a time when this Packard Patrician turned heads in traffic. It would do it today as well if it could only run and drive

 
Zombified 1955 Packard Patrician Is Begging To Live, It’s Up to Us To Save It
Zombified 1955 Packard Patrician Is Begging To Live, It’s Up to Us To Save It

20 Feb 2024, 04:18 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / To most younger car enthusiasts, the name Packard probably doesn't mean much. Some might not even know there was a genuine competitor to Lincoln and Cadillac.

 
1954 Packard Caribbean With 33K Miles Is a Rare Stunner Looking for a New Home
1954 Packard Caribbean With 33K Miles Is a Rare Stunner Looking for a New Home

12 Feb 2024, 16:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Produced in just 400 units, the 1954 Packard Caribbean is the rarest iteration of the nameplate. This low-mileage example is also a stunning classic.

 
Rare 1956 Hudson Hornet Barn Find Emerges With Continental Kit and Packard V8
Rare 1956 Hudson Hornet Barn Find Emerges With Continental Kit and Packard V8

10 Feb 2024, 15:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While nowhere near as iconic as the early 1950s version, this 1956 Hornet is one of only 1,640 Hollywood coupes built that year.

 
1958 Packard Rita Is a Lavender Pearl Chariot for the Love Goddess
1958 Packard Rita Is a Lavender Pearl Chariot for the Love Goddess

28 Dec 2023, 10:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This custom 1958 Packard was made by D'Agostino Kustoms and Oz Kustoms in honor of 1940s actress Rita Hayworth, now going under the hammer

 
1956 Packard Patrician Parked for 45 Years Is an Incredible Low-Mileage Surprise
1956 Packard Patrician Parked for 45 Years Is an Incredible Low-Mileage Surprise

21 Nov 2023, 00:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While many Packards were abandoned in junkyards over the years, this Patrician somehow managed to soldier on for more than 60 years in remarkable condition.

 
Six Odd Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunt Cars of 2010
Six Odd Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunt Cars of 2010

22 Oct 2023, 06:38 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Things were pretty different for the 2010 Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunt series compared to 2023. There were only 12 rare items, and not all were licensed cars.

 
1954 Packard Convertible Coupe Is a Relic of Great America, Hides Treasure Under Its Hood
1954 Packard Convertible Coupe Is a Relic of Great America, Hides Treasure Under Its Hood

26 Sep 2023, 15:04 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / An engineering dinosaur, this monument of Detroit fine engineering is the last Packard powered by an iconic powerplant, four years before Packard disappeared

 
1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk Barn Find With Rare V8 Comes Back to Life After 50 Years
1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk Barn Find With Rare V8 Comes Back to Life After 50 Years

20 Sep 2023, 13:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Studebaker produced the Golden Hawk for three model years, but only the 1956 version got the Packard-made, 352-cubic-inch big-block V8.

 
Big Warehouse Opens Up To Reveal Stash of Rare Classic Cars, V12 Lincoln Included
Big Warehouse Opens Up To Reveal Stash of Rare Classic Cars, V12 Lincoln Included

4 Aug 2023, 12:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A 1941 Lincoln Zephyr, a 1916 Willys-Overland, and a 1932 Ford Model B pickup are among the gems hiding in this warehouse.

 
1954 Packard Patrician Hearse Parked for Decades Is Rarer Than Hen's Teeth
1954 Packard Patrician Hearse Parked for Decades Is Rarer Than Hen's Teeth

25 Jul 2023, 15:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built on Packard's long-wheelbase commercial chassis, this hearse shares most design cues with the Patrician, the last of the "senior Packards."

 
Rare 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk Gets Satisfying First Wash After Decades in a Barn
Rare 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk Gets Satisfying First Wash After Decades in a Barn

5 Jul 2023, 13:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Studebaker produced the Golden Hawk for three years, but only the 1956 version got the 352-cubic-inch Packard V8 engine.

 
5 Mergers That Reshaped the Automotive Industry
5 Mergers That Reshaped the Automotive Industry

13 Jun 2023, 15:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ased as a means to expand, cut costs, or better compete with bigger companies, large-scale automotive merges have been happening since the 1950s.

 
If Cool Were a Car, It Would Be This Kosmos Red 1940 Packard One-Ten
If Cool Were a Car, It Would Be This Kosmos Red 1940 Packard One-Ten

11 May 2023, 11:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A 1940 Packard One-Ten that was first shown in customized form at the Detroit Autorama is going under the hammer in June in Las Vegas

 
The 1927 Peerless Model 6–90 Is a Forgotten Pre-WWII Luxury Rig
The 1927 Peerless Model 6–90 Is a Forgotten Pre-WWII Luxury Rig

24 Apr 2023, 18:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Forget about Lincolns and Cadillacs, Peerless made some of the greatest luxury cars back in the 1920s. The Model 6-90 is one of them

 
Rudy Valentino Lives On in This Classic Packard
Rudy Valentino Lives On in This Classic Packard

3 Dec 2022, 12:13 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Classic period customization by renowned coachbuilder Murphy will hit the auction block in January as a relic of the great Rudy V

 
1950s Henney-Packard Ambulances Found Hiding in a Warehouse Are Rarer Than Hen's Teeth
1950s Henney-Packard Ambulances Found Hiding in a Warehouse Are Rarer Than Hen's Teeth

8 Nov 2022, 19:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Packards you see here are nowhere near as expensive as a coach-built gem from the Interwar years, but they're among the rarest ever made

 
This Rare, Controversial 1957 Packard Wagon Packs a Supercharged V8 Under the Hood
This Rare, Controversial 1957 Packard Wagon Packs a Supercharged V8 Under the Hood

23 Oct 2022, 18:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of only 869 examples built, this 1957 Packard Country Sedan is a rare bird. And this wagon boasts a rebuilt, supercharged V8.