Supreme Elegance Is Always Stylish

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This is a 1933 Packard 1005 Convertible Coupe. This one is the first one made out of only 50 produced that year. Packards of this genre were, along with Dusenbergs, the most desirable cars produced in America. The engine in this car is a 445 C.I. V-12 producing 160 HP. Very few of these cars remain because, when they were badly damaged, their engines were salvaged for marine use or to power certain types of farm equipment. Very few people, even car nuts, know that the early Packard engines were the inspiration for Enzo Ferrari's first racing engines. This car is just stunning.

lizzard_nyc

Hi Tom,
Love shot #2. It's so hard to figure out where to crop on shots like this and I think you nailed it.

Jack'll do

Wow Tom (seems like every reply to your posts starts out with WOW or some such OMG expression )
This automobile (I daren't call it a mere car) is the epitome of grand elegance. And you've captured that essence well as usual.

eL eSs Vee

If it's a Packard, it's stunning. If Tom shot it, you can easily see why.

Dogdots

That's my kind of car -- would love to travel the coastline in that

vintagemxr

Funny coincidence: I have sitting on my desk right now a copy of Popular Mechanics Magazine from February 1953. One of the feature articles is "American Engineers Look At Foreign Cars." A quote from the article: "Americans will never accept an undersize car." - Edward Macauley, Chief Engineer, Packard Motor Company.

Anyway, I think this Packard is one of the most elegant and beautiful cars you've shown us here, Tom.

Doug

Richard

vintagemxr wrote: »

"Americans will never accept an undersize car." - Edward Macauley, Chief Engineer, Packard Motor Company.

And 640K of memory should be enough for anybody.

vintagemxr wrote: »

Anyway, I think this Packard is one of the most elegant and beautiful cars you've shown us here, Tom.

Doug

Just fantastic.

black mamba

Hi Liz,

You're right. It is tough sometimes trying to settle on the best framing for a close-up shot. Most of the time, the subject will, more or less, dictate those parameters. Other times, extraneous elements will come into play. On occasion, I get it right....often I don't.

Take care,

Tom

black mamba

Yo Jack,

Thanks for the kind words. The " epitome of grand elegance " surely sums up the stature of this automobile.

Be safe,

Tom

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Hi Lee,

Thanks for the nice comment. Luckily for me, at these higher-caliber shows there seems to always be a wonderful contingent of older Packards. My mother learned to drive in one of them and I was always fascinated at her stories of those times.

Take care,

Tom

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Hi Mary,

I'm with you gal. Some pretty scenery, cruising around in this car.....a great way to spend some time for sure.

Take care,

Tom

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Hey Doug,

It's great to hear from you. Many thanks for that interesting little side tidbit. It's always interesting to see what changes in a populations' philosophies can be brought about by financial realities. I really miss the big cars......been shopping recently for some big chrome monster from the '55 to '59 era.

Be well,

Tom

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Hey Richard,

Thanks for looking in. I appreciate the kind remark.

Tom