[Leica] IMG: From The Past

[Philippe]

Thanks, I had seen that, but since it is for sale, the advert states that the monster is ONE out of TWELVE ever produced (out of the 1,200 4 wheelers). And not by Packard because the shop was not long enough. Which brings us back to the back of someone else 's garage, namely Henney ;-)
 
Amities

Philippe



> Le 5 févr. 2021 à 16:37, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
> 
> Philippe, scroll through the small panel of images  on that page.
> 
> https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://www.chromecars.de/showroom/1941-packard-super-eight-airport-limousine-67/
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
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> On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 8:10 AM Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Philippe:
>> https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://www.chromecars.de/showroom/1941-packard-super-eight-airport-limousine-67/
>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Sonny
>> http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/>
>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>> 1714
>> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase
>> 
>> USA
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 6:38 AM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> This model must be some sort of graft tinkered at the back of a garage
>>> and there may have existed only very few of the kind :-)
>>> 
>>> The rear(er) axle didn’t power the vehicle, it only served to alleviate
>>> the burden of the passengers and swiveled in the curves, cool, yet, what
>>> about braking ...l !
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Amities
>>> 
>>> Philippe
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Le 5 févr. 2021 à 11:43, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> a écrit :
>>>> 
>>>> Cool vehicle, this looks to be a two axle version although the 3 axle
>>> model is shown near the bottom of the comments ('39 Packard with 12
>>> cylinder engine)
>>>> 
>>>> https://barnfinds.com/1941-packard-90-open-top-tour-bus/
>>>> 
>>>> and
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> https://www.chromecars.de/showroom/1941-packard-super-eight-airport-limousine-67/
>>>> 
>>>> john
>>>> 
>>>> On 04/02/2021, 21:32, "LUG on behalf of Jim Nichols" <lug-bounces+john=
>>> mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org on behalf of jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>   Faced with time on my hands, I turned to the past.  This is a Smoky
>>>>   Mountain Tour Bus, believed to be made by Packard, seen on the park
>>>>   roads in 1954.  Note all of the proper head scarves.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20091209-Smokey_Mountain_Tour_Bus_1954.JPG.html
>>>> 
>>>>   With a little cleanup with modern software.
>>>> 
>>>>   Taken with a Leica IIIa and Coated Leica Elmar 50/3.5
>>>> 
>>>>   --
>>>>   Jim Nichols
>>>>   Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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