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Packard bows to the V-8 wave

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The 1955 Packard V-8 Endurance Test Car that accompanied Packard’s news release of Jan. 5, 1955. This press release visual was sent as the Packard-built V-8 was introduced for the 1955 model year.

Gerald Perschbacher

Packard’s straight-eight preference in the 1920s was a dominating influence among luxury car makers. The choice in that bygone era was based on reasons of simplicity, economy of lesser moving parts than a V-8 engine, ease of assembly and power. The likes of other adherents, … Read the rest

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Indiana proud – 6th Annual Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm

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Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm

Photo courtesy of the Studebaker National Museum

SOUTH BEND, IN — The JBS Collection of Elkhart, Indiana, along with co-sponsor LaVine Restorations, Inc. and the hosting Studebaker National Museum, presents the 6th annual Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm, Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event takes place on the grounds of the Copshaholm House Mansion in downtown South Bend, Indiana.

The Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm, which has grown into the largest … Read the rest

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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway visits the Savoy

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1938 Stevens (Sampson V16 Special) #32

*Courtesy of the Savoy Automobile Museum

CARTERSVILLE, GA – The Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville, GA announced the opening of their newest temporary exhibit, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Part 1*. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum preserves the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500. Since 1956, the museum’s collection has grown from a modest display of 12 cars to become one of the world’s premier collections of racing automobiles … Read the rest

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