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Escalante’s shop, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, is considered one of the premiere Packard restoration centers in the country. His cars compete in the world’s top car shows.
Last week, I introduced my 1951 Packard 200 and revealed my slightly insane plan to get it up and running in time for the Woodward Dream Cruise. I'm thrilled and humbled by the support and ...
Back in the mid-1920s, when Packard was the leading American luxury automobile, the company built a proving grounds near Utica, Michigan, about 20 miles north of its Detroit factory. Prolific ...
The Packard had belonged to an older man who was selling all his cars so he could sit back and enjoy his retirement. It was an older restoration that had been done in the '80s, so Bob drove it to ...
A sporty two-door coupe, the Hawk was a significant departure from the usual Packard designs. But that's because it wasn't a full-fledged Packard, but a slightly revised Studebaker Golden Hawk ...
Fernando Palazeulo is restoring the 40-acre Packard Plant complex in Detroit, starting with the pedestrian bridge over East Grand Boulevard: he's had it draped in a covering that makes the bridge ...
The bill, meanwhile, shows the Packard was transported to F40 Restoration -- whose owner, Wayne Carini, is the star of Chasing Classic Cars -- in late March, with repairs completed by mid-April.
Get ready to go back in time and dance the night away in 1920s style at The Great Gatsby fundraising gala at the Packard Proving Grounds. The event, which will benefit the Packard Motor Car Foundat… ...
For 40 years, Carrollton Township's John Town has upholstered classic vehicles, but this year presented his first opportunity to see one rare classic car owned by Clio's Jerry Powers.
The bill, meanwhile, shows the Packard was transported to F40 Restoration — whose owner, Wayne Carini, is the star of "Chasing Classic Cars" — in late March, with repairs completed by mid-April.