Motor City Packards

07/16/2026

The Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site is offering a very nice 1956 Patrician for sale on Bring A Trailer. All proceeds help to restore and maintain the PPG for future generations. Please check out this 44,000 mile beauty at the link below, and bid early and often! 😉

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1956 Packard Patrician for Packard Proving Grounds at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #253,496.

07/14/2026

My 1956 Packard Caribbean convertible, “The Golden Goddess,” arrives at the show field for the July 12, 2026 Northville Concours d’Elegance.

07/14/2026

A story in Hemmings about the lowest mileage 1956 Patrician in existence.

The last of the true Packards, this V8-powered 1956 Patrician is an all-original survivor with just 5,000 miles on the odometer.

07/12/2026

https://www.hagerty.com/media/great-reads/why-packard-is-still-relevant/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MED_VAL_NA_EML_UN_UN_Insider&hashed_email=134932aa643b64eba25a063995a0a9a9117d906ddbf24b626167f784d936f6ee&dtm_em=134932aa643b64eba25a063995a0a9a9117d906ddbf24b626167f784d936f6ee

Long gone but hardly forgotten, Packard remains the standard bearer of early American automotive luxury.

07/06/2026

Not as much detail in this story as we might like, but hey, we always like to see mentions of Packard in the hobby media, and especially like to see some love and recognition given to the 1948-50 Bathtubs.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/member-stories/is-an-old-packard-worth-reviving-ask-a-man-who-owns-one/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MED_UN_NA_EML_UN_UN_DailyDriver_Monday_v2&hashed_email=134932aa643b64eba25a063995a0a9a9117d906ddbf24b626167f784d936f6ee&dtm_em=134932aa643b64eba25a063995a0a9a9117d906ddbf24b626167f784d936f6ee

06/30/2026

A review of the 1956 Packard Four Hundred, featuring the example owned by MCP Member John Lauter.

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06/22/2026

Packards at the 2026 Motor Muster at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Mich this Saturday and Sunday. John Lauter’s car is a recent addition and Dick and Connie’s Roth’s car was only purchased 2 months ago. The crystal hood ornament on the Boyers car is always a big hit. That’s my entire Father’s Day “posse” in front of my ‘49

05/31/2026

It appears that the Jack Roush Collection, which Motor City Packards visited in Livonia a couple of years ago, is being dispersed.

Vehicles from the collection of motorsports legend Jack Roush will be sold at Mecum Auction's debut in Nashville in September.

05/27/2026

I’m excited to share that my 1956 Packard Caribbean convertible has been invited to display at the 2026 EyesOn Design show on June 21.

I still need to get some power steering parts sent back from rebuilder William Novalany, install them at the Hoist House, then get the car over to Motor City AutoSpa for an exterior beauty treatment.

Good Lord willing and the creek don‘t rise, my car will be one of many beautiful vehicles to be shown on the grounds of the exquisite Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores this Father’s Day.

Here is the photo that will be featured in the show’s program. Through the magic of Photoshop, the car appears as if staged at another Albert Kahn masterpiece, the Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site in Shelby Township.

05/19/2026

Interesting article from Bloomberg Businessweek.

For Gen Xers and millennials, inheriting a loved one's car often means weighing nostalgia against practicality.