In this video, I go for a ride in a 1937 Packard V12 at Automobile Driving Museum. I know this may be the same kind of vehicle like the '36 Standard 8, but the engine is the difference. Recorded on March 13, 2016.
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@jennifer860107 жыл бұрын
WOW !!! At 0:59 the car actually started, and it was so silent running, I thought that when they started rolling, they were being pushed by a couple of guys helping out, because the engine failed to start. Talk about quiet !! I had to turn up the volume twice to hear the engine. That is remarkable, and the V-12 is not only quiet, but incredibly smooth running, like a fine Swiss watch. Small pistons, but plenty of them makes for quiet, smooth running. This beautiful old girl deserves a new battery !!!
@Johnkoth5 жыл бұрын
A battery for it looks differently. But yes Packards straight 6 and 8 engines are so quiet. Saw a 1953 Packard Clipper straight 8.
@Magnetron335 жыл бұрын
What a work of ART! Looks like a smooth shifter! . Around 1971, I knew an old upholsterer that did great leather roll and tuck. I used to go hang out at his shop which was in his garage down the block. One day, He pulls up in front of my house just to give me a ride in a 1910 REO open air touring car. I bet the running boards were at least a foot off the ground. He took my dog and me around the block. Coolest old car experience I ever had, God Bless him! Thanks for this! Was once the greatest American car built. Very popular for Kings and Queens and forreign dignitaries.
@dekum68267 жыл бұрын
Let haters hate. This car is beautifull. Give me this over an Escalade or 300 anyday of the week and twice on Sundays.
@MAGNUM057 жыл бұрын
The reason I was attacked by haters was all they found out that I have autism
@dekum68267 жыл бұрын
MAGNUM05 Well as I said let them hate. Autism or not you have done things others have not. You can share the fact that you have ridden in some of the most beautiful cars arround while other buttmunches can only ride in their prius or hondas or other classless crap
@dekum68267 жыл бұрын
MAGNUM05 There is no normal person in the world. Autistic or Bi polar or OCD or whatever. Each person is his own and can share only what they know or have tried and share it with others. Thanks for your vids and I hope to see more of them. Grab as many rides as you can.
@howdoyoulikethat52537 жыл бұрын
A video well made! One thing that makes me rub my chin in confusion though 🤔. It seems that there were no turn signal indicators installed on this Packard by it's manufacturers at the time. When your driver escort made left or right turns, they were not used. Will be waiting for more videos ! Thank You !
@howdoyoulikethat52537 жыл бұрын
Cally O'lonegan : As a person who suffers from O.C.D. myself I second you, in coming to the defense of this fine gentleman. 👍👌👏
@christophermay43667 жыл бұрын
anyone who turns down a ride in a car like this is crazy....once in a lifetime opportunity.....
@MAGNUM057 жыл бұрын
Very true!
@alexanderdalessandro32217 жыл бұрын
Mandisa I'm
@alexanderdalessandro32217 жыл бұрын
😱
@LlyleHunter4 жыл бұрын
The difference in riding in a car with a 138” wheelbase.
@jimpaul62527 жыл бұрын
These cars were designed to run fast all day on gravel highways in comfort. Granddad was a Packard man. He and is siblings were from the 19th century. When dad was a boy they would run route 23 from Columbus Ohio to upstate Michigan 70 mph on gravel like it was nothing.
@Johnkoth5 жыл бұрын
Jim Paul that would be on packed gravel. 70 MPH on loose would cause paint damage and who knows what.
@williamschlenger15187 жыл бұрын
Packard was always one of my favorite cars.I owned a 1955 Clipped but we were young &dident look to the future.😎
@regsparkes65077 жыл бұрын
Isn't that transmission a wonderful shifting example of Packard quality ? I would have liked to have seen much more, especially the engine. but, I'm happy to have seen this much. Thanks for the video. My family had a 1937 Packard Six, bought from an older Gentleman back in the 1950's era. It was almost new then, with paper wrappers still on the sun visors and the back seat, apparently never sat on. I would love too see one of these models again.
@wholeNwon8 жыл бұрын
Now that's how I remember our Packard sounding. Thanks for taking me along for the ride.
@bucyruserie12117 жыл бұрын
I didn't think it started! Must be soo smooth running. Just amazing....
@ddkoda4 жыл бұрын
Smooth as silk as befitting one of America's premier automobile manufacturers.
@osocool1too4 жыл бұрын
How awesome it would be to drive this beautiful piece of machinery. 👍
@tonyschram12602 жыл бұрын
Jay Leno said it best, classic cars are kinetic art. What’s amazing is all that all that smoothness and quiet is all mechanical.
@benjaminharrisongray90795 жыл бұрын
Wow, purrs like a kitten. Nice quiet, smooth ride.
@mrmusiclover41784 жыл бұрын
Packard: probably my favorite automobile made in America! I remember them well from my childhood. To me, they had more class than Cadillac.
@LlyleHunter4 жыл бұрын
Far and away more true class. One might say patrician.
@recnepsgnitnarb65304 жыл бұрын
TO the 36 people who disliked this video of rolling sculpture, your view point is irrelevant and you have no soul. I would much rather have this car than a modern Cadillac or a brick 300. This is a vehicle that exudes class and presence without being flashy.
@jakekaywell59724 жыл бұрын
I agree with everything except the flashiness bit. This Packard is VERY ostentatious for the sake of it. While not inherently bad, I'd rather have a 120 four-door sedan on that basis.
@AlMeans7 жыл бұрын
Did you hear that??! I didn't think so. Damn! Sweet!!!
@chrismehl53537 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful car, it defines class
@nocommentnoname11115 жыл бұрын
One word: Superb!
@charlieirvin54237 жыл бұрын
Now that's what i Call a Car I would Love to have the Honors to ride in that Beautiful Car
@MAGNUM057 жыл бұрын
You never know, it could be a once in a lifetime opportunity
@charlieirvin54237 жыл бұрын
I Know a Guy From NY Comes here to wildwood NJ here I live to the Annual Car show . and he has Beautiful 1937 Packard But its red and its Beautiful . this guy comes here every year.
@charlieirvin54237 жыл бұрын
If my grandfather was still alive today he would fall in love with that Car. He Had a 1949 Packard years ago but he left it go to hell .and the motor seized up.
@MAGNUM057 жыл бұрын
My dad loved coming to the museum and I would give him rides in car we have in our collection. Apparently just a few weeks ago, he was struck and killed by an oncoming car on the freeway while trying to rescue a victim of a car accident. My dad was a good Samaritan and a hero. He was 63 years old. I miss him everyday.
@charlieirvin54237 жыл бұрын
I'm Sorry over the loss of your father My Prayers and condolences to you and your family
@jeffdalrymple16342 жыл бұрын
80 years, Even by today's highest prestige standards this vintage of cars are far more luxurious than anything yet to come. No rattles; little or no road noise; quiet smooth shifting and a engine and exhaust you can barely hear if at all.
@dethray10002 жыл бұрын
my family had a 1937 packard limo we sold in the 60ties..awesome car
@richardbrown12347 жыл бұрын
Can't imagine what a blast that is too drive. Pay no mind to haters or jealousy that car is gorgeous just the way it is. Also driving that car carefully and babied won't harm it. You don't hotrod a car like this. Sure take it on the highway now and then for exercise but to ride it pedal to the medal lol Some people have no sense or class
@dam42747 жыл бұрын
I would like to see what it's like to drive at 65-70mph!
@akronymus7 жыл бұрын
@ DAM8658 this is a luxury car, it will behave very well even at top-speed.
@Kaputnik113 жыл бұрын
The fact that I had to turn the volume up to hear the motor running is incredible.
@williamjordan8115 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning!!!
@williamschlenger15187 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed at the workmanship .
@raymondkay48967 жыл бұрын
I believe a very, very similar vehicle was featured in the film "After the Thin Man", but I'm not sure if it came out in 36 or 37, but the care is lovely nonetheless. I remember seeing it on screen and wanting to ride in one! (Myrna Loy optional lol )
@mqbitsko255 жыл бұрын
God, what a monster!
@davidmcleod77572 жыл бұрын
just a beautiful beautiful car and art in motion
@Djamoekjouw.5 жыл бұрын
Haha realy funny...but a nice beautiful car! Just a piece of art on wheels!
@Mr91495osh6 жыл бұрын
A work of art
@JeffDeWitt5 жыл бұрын
What a great automobile! And the view down that long hood is amazing. It would also be interesting to know what was heard over that radio over the years.
@GlenBraeDude8 жыл бұрын
Looks like the convertible version of the model 1507 v12 club sedan rather than say a model 120 (v8) convertible. Very nice car here, very rare anymore.
@stephenspilker93344 жыл бұрын
now that car is a work of art. to bad they haven't made them like that in decades. sure would have liked getting a look at the engine.
@faerieSAALE4 жыл бұрын
Glorious automobile. Just that short ride saw that V12, pushing 3 tons, use up 2 1/2 gallons of gasoline! Ah, the price of ego!
@richardhiersch51633 жыл бұрын
Less than a gallon, actually. My Packard v12 1938 Limousine got 9mpg when I got it. Rebuilt the carb myself and it got 10mpg.
@SquillyMon7 жыл бұрын
Now THAT is a Grand Vehicle
@jennifer860107 жыл бұрын
AMERICA'S ROLLS ROYCE !!!
@wholeNwon5 жыл бұрын
You have no reason to insult Packard.
@tonyvargas3685 жыл бұрын
A Rolls Royce was considered a lesser car as the Packard cost considerably more. All the cars that would have equaled Packard are gone now.
@wholeNwon5 жыл бұрын
@@tonyvargas368 It's not a matter of cost. RR grossly over-charged for what they produced. The quality of Packard engineering and design were clearly superior.
@tonyvargas3685 жыл бұрын
@@wholeNwon very true.
@wholeNwon5 жыл бұрын
@@tonyvargas368 My grandparents drove, or were driven in, senior Packards. Grandmother liked to drive herself with lots of kids in all of the seats. One of the cars in which I learned to drive was a '53 Caribbean. Still have fond memories of that car.
@donkinzett39615 жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@knuckle473 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a Prius..... man what ever happened to design in modern automobiles.... this is beauty and class
6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Car 👍
@roberthoffhines54194 жыл бұрын
As much as I like watching the driving of this epic motorcar, I woulda sat in the back for the full phaeton experience! Open car motoring with maximum separation form the mechanicals up front!
@jimmygrant32127 жыл бұрын
Meant to be driven fast not babied like in the video there's a reason why Gar Wood got over 2,000hp out of the Packard V12's and internally stock up to 800hp which was over double the hp when he started and never had a problem they were indestructible. Then Packard reverse engineered those engines to develop the pt boat motor.
@64arguz4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful !!!
@eddiegardner82323 жыл бұрын
Packard advertising campaign? Simple. “Ask the man who owns one”.
@brianshaw3732 жыл бұрын
Nice ride for cruising El Segundo!
@waterheaterservices4 жыл бұрын
Magnificent
@vote4republicans20245 жыл бұрын
Just imagine, that car is going to still be around when we are all gone. I seriously doubt there are any one-owner 1937 Packards in existence. Which begs the question how long will these cars last? How many owners will that car have it it's lifetime?
@wescollins65275 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful automobile, my dream car is a 1931 Mercedes 770 k
@marcellebaudry57863 жыл бұрын
super bravo pierrot paris
@MultiVince958 жыл бұрын
Great video
@hunterfisher95627 жыл бұрын
The crankshaft weighs more than my wife 135lbs as I recall on a Packard v12 .
@opentrunk6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful car. I can see Carol Lombard tooling around town in that monster. Where would you like to go? How bout around the block. Haha.
@actact214 жыл бұрын
Beauty
@benderbendingrofriguez33004 жыл бұрын
wife: How much do you love me? 1937 Packard V12 has entered the chat.
@pistolannie65007 жыл бұрын
LOVELY CAR! ddrrroooolll
@craigpennington12513 жыл бұрын
A very nice ride indeed.
@yahatinda7 жыл бұрын
A GRAND twin six running like a train. Its best to get these up to 3rd as soon as possible Its all about TORQUE.
@grantellis30462 жыл бұрын
Pure beauty
@michaeledwardparker94975 жыл бұрын
What beauty
@paracletusrevelation40805 жыл бұрын
Nice car
@TrugginsOFFICIAL8 жыл бұрын
Damn that's nice.
@robb.6756 жыл бұрын
If you came to El Segundo, CA, you might be able to drive it. It's the only car museum I know of that lets people drive the cars around. I believe just Saturday and Sunday.
@MAGNUM056 жыл бұрын
Rides are only available on Sundays from 10:00am to 3:30pm
@sanjeevpereira67655 жыл бұрын
Great vedio and the car too
@wilmarafferty60363 жыл бұрын
King solomons mines with Stewart granger and Deborah Kerr
@digitalghostx54488 жыл бұрын
awesome
@wilmarafferty60363 жыл бұрын
King solomons mine starring Stewart granger and Deborah kerr
@bigredc2223 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, but I wish you would have talked about the car some.
@aurelnegrea76172 жыл бұрын
Hmm what a ride.
@RAL52105 жыл бұрын
The cameraman has the personality of a rock.
@MAGNUM055 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the compliment 😊
@quagmiredavis41173 жыл бұрын
No not around block unless 300 mile trip
@monsterjambrony4 жыл бұрын
5:23 Hey look, another old car up there, (5:55) and another one!
@chenelson1858 жыл бұрын
I have ONE" IT TAKES 2to 3 hundred thousands to get it like that
@enriquerodriguezmoreno40173 жыл бұрын
Hermoso Auto 😊 lo venden 😄 y ahun esta disponible ☺️?
@ElectrologyNow6 жыл бұрын
Nice video, but I needed to take Dramamine ...
@smug85675 жыл бұрын
Looks like something the Clampetts would drive
@wholeNwon5 жыл бұрын
After they became multimillionaires.
@generationsgengenerationsg9775 Жыл бұрын
👍
@TS-mk7cu2 жыл бұрын
American engineering no wonder British copied the whole suspension from Packard 😄on Rolls Royce but that didn't stop them from rusting badly.
@Johnkoth5 жыл бұрын
Look at the name plate under the hoods
@carinaavena912 жыл бұрын
instrument panel are si nuce
@geoben18103 жыл бұрын
❣😍
@jamespike79975 жыл бұрын
I would like to know where this company is located, I would like to visit it sometime.
@ledauphindebourbon69568 жыл бұрын
You drove this 6 L v12 car with 30-40 km/h. Hell we know it can do that. A van for muffins also can. Why don't you show what is it able to do on the highway ?! And these are from the most endurable engines. That requres to push the pedal of the gas to the limit.
@derrickrees88957 жыл бұрын
7.6 L actually !
@jimmygrant32127 жыл бұрын
These engines were built to be ran hard and day long that's why they were in boats and were meant to be ran at full throttle you also run them at full throttle for over an hour to break them in.
@rosendodominguez942 Жыл бұрын
WECH THE Y WOOD BRING THES COOL CARS VACK .
@gassanbehno79523 жыл бұрын
like 👍 👍
@ChandruChandru-my9zk5 жыл бұрын
Can u donated car to me I love soo much this type cars
@ML-dw5ol4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic car. What a 'Stiff' the guy with the camera is......too bad
@MAGNUM054 жыл бұрын
Too bad, you say? Well, I beg to differ
@lucianene77412 жыл бұрын
I'm not saying you should be in frock and top hat when driving such a beaut', but you could at least wear a suit, to mark the event if nothing more. Those jeans and sneakers really don't fit.
@wholeNwon Жыл бұрын
Then you might not have approved of my Grandmother when she would drive all the kids, and the pet goat, to the beach. All the places, including the jump seats. were filled. The goat insisted on sitting in the middle of the rear seat. They were all in bathing suits, shorts, etc. (except the goat). And my grandparents did have a chauffeur! Grandmother often drove herself and she tended to drive much too fast.
@lucianene7741 Жыл бұрын
@@wholeNwon I'm sure the goat did not approve of your grandmother's driving style.