1927 Packard Found in Abandoned Philadelphia Factory
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In those days, a Packard was considered a prestige nameplate....one of the best-engineered cars on the market. That did not change until the mid-1950s, when the company merged with Studebaker and lost its identity. They would be history just a couple of years later.....and Studebaker (except for the Avanti), abut 7 or 8 years after that.
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Because it's Packard related. The Detroit Packard plant's bridge collapsed the other day. Picture of the collapse in in the link
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/01/23/...idge-collapse/
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/01/23/...idge-collapse/
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The link didn't provide photos, but here's the old Packard plant then, and now.
BTW, what is left of the old plant has been sold to a Spanish investor. He plans a number of mixed-use facilities on the site, starting construction later this year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packard_Automotive_Plant
(Black and White Photo)
(Color Art)
(Recent Color Photograph of Abandoned Plant)
BTW, what is left of the old plant has been sold to a Spanish investor. He plans a number of mixed-use facilities on the site, starting construction later this year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packard_Automotive_Plant
(Black and White Photo)
(Color Art)
(Recent Color Photograph of Abandoned Plant)
Last edited by mmarshall; 01-25-19 at 06:33 PM.
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Either way, it probably won't be there for long. After 60 years, it looks like it's finally going to be redeveloped. Detroit, obviously, could use a lot more of that....much of the city is in run down condition.
Back to the topic (the lost car), it will be interesting to see who winds up with it, who legally owns it (I'd assume whoever bought the old plant), and what they eventually do with it.
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Either way, it probably won't be there for long. After 60 years, it looks like it's finally going to be redeveloped. Detroit, obviously, could use a lot more of that....much of the city is in run down condition.
Back to the topic (the lost car), it will be interesting to see who winds up with it, who legally owns it (I'd assume whoever bought the old plant), and what they eventually do with it.
Back to the topic (the lost car), it will be interesting to see who winds up with it, who legally owns it (I'd assume whoever bought the old plant), and what they eventually do with it.
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