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In 1974 I acquired the Corvair engine from one of these cars with virtually no miles on it.

About 1958/59 Motor Tren put out a booklet with several custom boody project cars,one of them being the LaDawri. This is only the second one of this lovely car that I have ever seen The last was a eletric powered project I wanted one but had to settale for a Panther J 6 I hope that this does not end up covered by weeds and leaves like somany other...

I lived in Ferndale Washington 1957-1961 and remember the PNE in Vancouver Canada. I was 8 in 58 but remember attending the car show each year. The displays with spun glass around the tires and the candy apple paints. That’s when I started building Johan, AMT, Revell etc auto kits. I still have most of them. Route 66, 77 Sunset strip, and Sky King were my favorite shows. Fun times

Isn’t this 2021?

This car is a golden memory of my youth in the 1950's These bodies often went on very basic non advanced frames and Volkswagen front ends. So cool look especially for the early to🎉 mid 50's... These cars really needed a bored out hemi or a cad or Olds hot engine.

It ruuns😮😮.

How could anyone neglect a Packard? They were America's answer to Rolls-Royce before they were sold off to Studebaker

What in the living hell is wrong with the greenish gold volvo 1800 ish car in the background? It looks like the passenger fender is bigger than the drivers . Strange looking....

The Packard museum is in Dayton Ohio and is worth the trip. Also in town is the US Air Force museum.

Hello, My name is Mike Simon and my father David built that car. We have been looking for it for several years. I'm glad to know it still exists and wasn't crushed after the tool the Corvette transmission out of it. I would love to talk with you about it more.

Hello, I'm Mike Simon and I've been looking for that car for years. My father David was the builder and we were very sad when it escaped the family. I would love to talk with you about it at some point.

Reminds me of bmw 507. The only good thing I can see is tubular frame. The Packard engine also was nice to have. To me it's just a warmed over bmw 507. There aren't even any wire wheels nor windshield it's a shame. That tubular frame is worthy of a more carefully styled body. I hate to be sour grapes but I call em like I see em. Someone wanted a bmw 507 so decided to build a lookalike and call it their own. The tubular frame is nice and I like tubular frames but what about the method of suspension?

Cool history Geoff. Looks great in white. Hopefully our buddy Nadeem gets his red on sorted and back on the road soon.

I love me at race car.. great find! actually the Pikes Peak LaDawri that my buddy had is the one that got me into the vintage glass and sports racers…

You guys don't care for the fiberfab kit car's of the sixty's to seventys?

IMO the power hawk Studebaker that had that motor in them were the first American Muscle Cars Big motor in a midsize car, And nothing could touch it... the Chrysler 300 had a higher top speed, But that's it. That's gonna be a lot of fun when you get it running 👍🏁

I'll be gosh darned if I didn't see that car, or a reasonable facsimilie at the Paramount ranch races! Oh, and by the way. Gordon Schroeder of Schroeder Engineering fame. (He built the the Blakely Oil Special for owner John McDaniel to enter in the 1951 Indianapolis 500. and much, much, more.) Was a pioneer of steering boxes and quick release steering wheels with a clever hub design. Don't know if your car has this. It very well may not as I believe the Schroeder hubs came into full swing in the early/mid 60's. Nice find there. Looking forward to seeing its progress.

It has such a great frame for sure! What trans is in it? The historical photos were excellent.

Another informative history class at, UDC University.

Very cool car great lines love to see it restored 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Great show I really like the history of these cars

The audio is terrible! Almost unlistenable.

Any updates on the stiletto? I'm not sure why but that car really caught my attention

Well if it was supposed to be called the Packard Request call it that!! Originality is the best for these cars! That’s its history!!

Spend your time restoring something less ruined, like Miss Belvedere.

Très bon reportage,mais cette voie est insupportable 😢😢😢😢

This gentleman may have grown up wealthy - buying airplanes, MGs, etc before age 19. And he also had a job at that young age. I’m sure he’s got all kinds of great stories!

Freaking cool

At that time, Packard was absorbed by Studebaker. This is a custom project, the grill makes this pretty obvious.🎉

it's the were car from Futurama

I remember seeing an ad in either Hemmings or Cars & Parts from the 1980s that was selling this car. The ad included the story of how the owner wanted to buy the Request, and had this one built instead. I'm pleased to see that it's still out there.

I've seen the field pictures of this car years ago. I didn't know it's history or that it had Caribbean rear wheel openings. A 36 grill on a 55 car is a little heavy handed. Even the much more refined "Request" is a little off. Packard's narrow "Predictor" grill blade seems more appropriate. This is almost Edsel territory. Still, hope it gets restored.

Ha je viens de comprendre qu'il y a désormais une option de lecture qui ajoute une voix traduite en temps réel... J'ai cru durant un moment que c'était un choix di vidéaste, désolé

Bonjour, pourquoi avoir mis une voix ia immonde en français. la traduction est approximative et cela couvre toute les musiques que voous avez fait. je n'ai pas tenu plus de 2 minutes d'écoute

Thank you so much for sharing this video for everyone to see. I just love old classic and even old muscle cars. I rarely get to see them, so this was a treat for me. I especially love when you can find these old abandoned cars that no one really wants anymore. If only they could talk, imagine the stories they could tell. Thanks again.

Let's find a Packard collector with the wherewithal to return this to Mr. Bloom's vision. And Packard's, too.

Very excited to see this! My grandfather was Mortimer. My dad Sidney was Jacqueline’s sister. He would be overjoyed to see this. Bill Bloom

It must be apparent to everyone that, your just rambling on like a idiot due to a total lack of information.

6:18 -- incorrect. The 1953-54 Eldorados had fender skirts.

Hope the buyer has good metal-working skills because whoever buys it had better know how to do more than weld. Yeah, it's. roller. It's also a mess. Good luck.

I love hearing enthusiasts talking about their passion but sometimes it goes waaay too fast and the sound is very low and wooly. Other than that, great story and find !!

Let’s hope someone wants to take this on 👍👍🇦🇺

That is one cool looking car. I love so much about it, from the vintage grill to the Cathedral tail light 😍

Yes please restore this beautiful one of a kind Packard. I visted Kanter Auto Parts a few times years ago. I still drive by Kanters every so often when Im driving North on Route 287. Not sure if they still have a display Packard on there roof. Thanks for sharing.

A lil late to the show, but you got a sub from me. So nice to see these historic relics of the past getting saved. This 1 of 1 absolutely awesome to see running & driving. I do see a salt flats style car with the bottom basically covered. It’s big but streamlined for speed. Though it does have a late 50s Lincoln Continental look to it IMHO. I love it ❤️

What a beautifully done custom Packard!

Hope it can be restored to full drivability.

My father was friends with Paul TerHorst for many, many years. And Paul helped me with my ‘47 Packard about 10 years ago as we had very similar models. I’m sorry to hear of his passing.

Looks like a LaDawry body

Packard's styling mistakes of the early 1950s were tragic. They dispensed with the iconic radiator shell while embracing the hideous bathtub shape.