packardbaker
Packardbaker
packardbaker

A supercharged Duesenberg, a V-12 Packard, a V-16 Marmon, L-29 Cord. I love the epic classics from the early 1930's, but the technical knowledge and maintenance costs needed to keep these in good condition are insane.

I was 5 when the XK8 was released. I lived in a small working class town where everyone drove ugly 1980's cars and trucks that were shaped like cardboard boxes. Then I saw this sleek rounded coupe, and it was love at first sight.

This seems to be getting worse and worse in my experience. I grew up going to the Newport Indiana Antique Auto Hillclimb every year as a kid, and it used to be awesome. But now, all of the car parts venders in the swap meet have been replaced by people selling QAnon flags, trump flags, and confederate memorabilia. The

Stop with the slideshows and put them all on one page. I can’t see the list because I can’t page through the slides. 

The round door Rolls...

The very first car with pop up headlights, the Cord 810

Most of the hate against donks is rooted in racism.

Rolls Royce needs to come out with a big, silent, personal coupe again.

So, they found a spot that guaranteed that their workers will have a terribly long commute, on a mountain road which can get dangerous in the winter.

No, instead of adding more features, let’s remove some. Throw out all of the fake vents, fake grills, fake exhaust tips. Remove the angry lines and angles and creases. Let’s get back to simple, clean designs.

Trabant. An underpowered two stroke engine, that always smoked. Cheaply made plastic fiber panels that smelled weird and goats would chew on. Brakes that never really worked. Plus, at every fill up, you had to fill the take with the right proportions of both oil and gas, then jump on the car bumper to mix the two in

It’s rather sad to see such a historic name slapped onto an ugly wannabe supercar. This does not respect the history of Hispano-Suiza at all.

In terms of style, I would chose the Ford Fusion when they switched to to Aston Martin front end.

Studebaker’s Hawk line from the 50's and 60's.

Tire! Tires! Tires!

I was poor and used tires were only $25 vs $125 for new. I went through three used tires in a month before I realized that it’s best to just spend the money to get the quality tires.

One of my favorite cars of all time...

Daily drive the Wraith shooting brake:

I think it can actually have a big place in the enthusiast market. Sure, it might not be for the miata crowd, but Lunaz has been making some amazing classic Rolls-Royce’s with electric power trains. I see a very big market for the right type of car enthusiast.