tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692956.post8827739170720826976..comments2023-10-30T08:17:55.757-05:00Comments on Pictures on Silence: Packards Invade Richmond, MODonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239910727443310811noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692956.post-66616593930662127412008-08-29T14:39:00.000-05:002008-08-29T14:39:00.000-05:00Hey Don, thanks for posting this! We had a great ...Hey Don, thanks for posting this! We had a great time, thanks to your assistance and introduction to the Thurmans. Levan is a wonderful guy, and was a lot of fun to meet and listen to.<BR/><BR/>As to the above comment, it matters not what you put in the fuel tank, you can't deny that an era of elegance and individualism has passed. If I have to one day convert from gasoline to some other motive power, I will still run my Packard as a reminder of days when things could be beautiful in addition to being functional. <BR/><BR/>Packard was the kind of company that would have been the leader in alternative propulsion, if only to meet the engineering challenge and advance the state of the art. The cars we love were a product of their times, built to move people and make money. They are only guilty of failing in the latter, finally.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Don, for a day of smiles!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692956.post-65561148871797706372008-08-19T22:21:00.000-05:002008-08-19T22:21:00.000-05:00Okay, that's pretty amazing. Even more so when you...Okay, that's pretty amazing. Even more so when you see them in person. Someday we'll be looking back at this decade and saying, "Those were the last generation of combustion-fossil fuel vehicles, kids!"<BR/><BR/>(Thank goodness.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com