Although the company sold automobiles through 1958, the last true Packards rolled off the assembly line in 1956. The V8 arrived too late.

For business Tom Mix’s dealership handled selling imported luxury cars, but his true passion was for Packard automobiles. He collected dozens of Packards, including coach built examples by Darrin.

inspired by the Packard boattail speedsters of 1932 and 1934. The body was crafted by Jim Hery of Chalfont Motor Car Company in Belfast, Tennessee, with seasoned ash wood framework wrapped in hand ...