MVS Packard restoration project

08/25/2026

Going for a little spin. She needed to get out of the garage.

07/04/2026

I was able to get her back out this afternoon. Drove her for about 20 minutes with no leaks. Having that time of uninterrupted peace was utterly priceless.
Just need to button a few things up and I can drive her her again. I have so missed our little spins around the block. The short drives are the best part. They connect me with dad and the past in very profound ways. For me the appreciation is in driving this magnificent automobile.
Not the car shows. I have done my share of those also, where someone who usually doesn't know what a Packard is, walks around with a clip board and a score sheet, checking boxes on that sheet, and tells you if your car is as nice as the ones next to you, and the same trailer queens win all kinds of plastic trophys every weekend.
If you truly want to appreciate these cars, you have to drive them. They can take you back to a time when they used to make cars without computers, when people actually paid attention to the drive, and not their phones, and when people used to get dressed to leave the house.
Enjoy them the way they should be enjoyed. Let them transport you to another time when our grandparents were building our futures.
I hope everyone is having a pleasant weekend! Ill see you on the road.

10/05/2025

Not quite how I wanted the fall to start off. Well, it looks like there will be more wrenching in the very near future. The good news, she didn't strand me somewhere. Oh, and we can also correct the positioning of the lower radiator hose clamps. (There is always a silver lining..)
However, she is being put on injured reserve now until I can remove the radiator and get it fixed. Old cars, eh?

08/12/2025

FB wont let me post two videos in the same post, either.

08/12/2025

FB wont let me put pictures and videos in the same post..

08/12/2025

Its not a glass of ch*****ne, but Alec Struebing's drink didnt budget while the engine was running...

07/04/2025

Have a safe and happy Independence Day.

06/21/2025

I had the opportunity to see what is left. There isn't much. They did a very complete and organized job on the demolition. The massive factory is all but a memory now.

05/26/2025

Here is the video from the Cobe Cup event yesterday!

Welcome to the 2025 Cobe Cup. Over 100 cars were in attendance.

05/24/2025

Great day at the Cobe Cup event!