Finding original parts for a car produced in the late 1930s is sometimes more difficult than getting the car to run once you’ve found them. But for those who can’t invest inordinate amounts of time hunting down parts but still want antique cars may do well with Packards, said Charles Gillet of Baltimore.
For a marquee whose last production car rolled off the assembly floor in 1958, Packard has maintained an exceptionally strong community of devotees that has weathered the years to create an antiques market unrivaled in parts acquisition among out-of-production marquees. Gillet, who worked as an editor for Road & Track magazine in the mid-1950s, owns three Packards. Arguably, the jewel is his 1934 lime green Packard convertible coupe roadster.
