A Real Packard at last - 1/24

[swampdaddy]

Hi all: Won on eBay a 1955 Packard Caribbean convertible in the loud 3-tone paint job. Creamy white upper half, pink and grey lower stripes. Snazzy .

And, as usual with Franklin Mint, great detal including a chassis underneath. The only problem with it is that it is in 1/24th scale. I didn't think I'd ever own one of these expensive models but it went for about 20% of new 1980 price at the auction and I was lucky to get it.

If Dave Johnson turns these out in 1/87 as is his intention, I'll have to make a dealership out of them.


Swamp Daddy

[Cor_DutchArt]

This sure is a beauty!

[DavidJohnson]

Yes, after 2+ years of hibernation my Packard project is awake again. After adding more of the trim I will post photos in the in progress area of The Workbench.

[swampdaddy]

I'll get a photo of the one I got soon and post it. In this era when you wanted to show off you bought one of these big cars to drive; and, sent the wife to the store to pickup the groceries in that cheap Cadillac you had before you "moved up" to a Packard.

Alas, the era has passed; but, excellent models like this keep it alive.

Swamp Daddy

[Cor_DutchArt]

Harry,
The picture above is one from Franklin Mint.

And you're a Packard man???
I'm looking for the sizes of the 1913 Tourer

[swampdaddy]

go here for some info: 139" or 135" wheelbase depending on which model it is and you could scale most other dimensions right off the photo using that one measurement.

www.packardclub.org/html/1913reference.htm

Swamp Daddy

PS-if I run into other information I'll let you know. Depending on how good your English is you might want to Google Packard and see what you can find.

[Cor_DutchArt]

Thanks for the information Harry!!!

The (R&L) model finally is a Type 18 from 1912.
A Landaulet and the scale is about 1/96.
Too small but usable!

Cor.

[swampdaddy]

Hi: National Motor Car Co. (if I recall the name right) makes a bunch of 1/87 Packards in soft metals. All the same year too as I recall.

Someone of the company that makes them posted here recently about taking over another line of model RR stuff. When I have the time I'll poke around in past posts and find this.

In the meantime you can google National Motor Car and see if you don't get a lead to the right place. They might be something you could use.

Swamp Daddy

[Cor_DutchArt]

Harry,


I have some of their models, but I still didn't have time to build them!
They looks great.
1929 Victoria Convertible

[stanhas87]

Dear Harry:

I have a Franklin Mint Checker Marathon and a current Bentley in 1/24 that I just adore; is a pleasure to know that they also molded a Packard. I will look for that one on eBay.

Nick K