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The Packard is lovely, what a perfect '40s color (that and maroon IMO). I had forgotten the previous thread, thanks for the link, it's a wonderful kitchen. Anyone in the early '50s with a Kenmore frogeye dryer, a nice Frigidaire range and a Packard in the driveway was living pretty damned well! Today few people recall when the quality of better American products was second to none.
 
WONDERFUL!

The famous Packard Thunderbolt 8 engine, 9 main bearings of smoothness!My Mothers cousins husbands father....had a 49 convertible, they drove it on there honeymoon in 1950, she said it had overdrive, with the overdrive engaged it wood to 70 in 1st, 110 in 2nd, and she said it would twist the needle as far as it would go in 3rd...she was a speed demon in those days LOL Shes 81 now..and still doesent poke around.
 
Overdrive

She does have overdrive and will keep up with anything on the freeway!! She is a joy to own and drive!!

Joe
 
amazing house!

you've done a wonderful job all around! We're much the same here except 6-8 yrs later in time, mid 50s to early 60s, which we remember well. It's fun living in the past... even the future was better back then!
 
Articles like this might encourage others to re-use things that aren't worn out, which is the ultimate green technology.
 
Nice article (I think my uncle had a similar car, or was it a Hudson - my dad worked in the factory iirc), but you need a vintage outfit too! Congrats on the nice article.
 
Hot Wheels!

As I'm an oldster on here, I can remember when these Packards were contemporary.

I always thought them foolish-looking in our 'hood among sleek Mercuries, Oldsmobiles, and DeSotos. Yet, I still remembered them. If for no other reason than the "flying lady" hood ornaments.

Down the street and around the corner a businessman actually had a freestanding garage (unheard of in our tenement 'hood). He had a giant Packard that he used to park every night. My cousin used to remark, "How does he get that big car in that little garage?" I always said, "He must have a giant shoehorn in there"!

RIP Mr. Victor, you and your Packard are not forgotten.
 
Years

Thanks guys for the Kudos!!!! I have the Packard only a couple of years. Bought it the way it is. The interior is original "factory" and it has one repaint back in the early 80's.

Great Car.

Joe
 
Kitchen Question:

The article says, "Needless to say, there is no microwave oven in the house." And sure enough, there is not one seen in the photos.

But photos you posted here in Imperial show a red, retro-looking microwave on the little counter next to the fridge.

Did you retire the microwave? Or did you do a little "styling" for the newspaper?

P.S.: The editor in me has to take note of the use of "ringer" for "wringer" and "drier" for "dryer." Literate proofreading and copy-editing are dying fast.
 
Retired

The microwave is retired now. Really trying harder to get back to just the basics of the 1940's.

Joe
 
Wow!

That's a very dedicated approach to vintage living!

I love the era in which you specialize - in fact, my mind's eye can see a beautifully-equipped 1949 kitchen with steel cabinets, a Frigidaire RK-70 range like I grew up with, and a KD-10 like yours.

But the practical me has chosen to live with the late '60s and early '70s, because those were the years that today's standard was set. I grew up without such amenities as an icemaker, a self-cleaning oven or a microwave, and I really prize such features in vintage appliances.

You are really a dedicated soul - I could do what you're doing, but I'd be grinding the enamel off my teeth over tough jobs like oven cleaning and un-doable jobs like heating up soup in four minutes.

Kudos to you! The newspaper article says you're married - I'm guessing that your wife also enjoys this approach. A lot of collectors run into what you might call Spousal Override.
 

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