Packard Plant issue of "the Cormorant"

[56packman]

The Packard Club [[Packard Automobile Classics) has just mailed it's latest issue of their excellent publication "the Cormorant" and this issue is devoted exclusively to the Packard plant. There are several articles, the first being a nostalgic review of what the area around the plant was like [[and the city in general) just before the company's demise, it was written by Leon Dixon.
Other articles include a reprint of a story that appeared in the Detroit News "The last man out of Packard" about a man that was kept on Studebaker-Packard's payrolls to oversee the emptying of the buildings, and a fascinating article reprinted from a professional firefighter's magazine written by the [[then) Detroit Fire chief concerning the February 1959 blaze there that raged on for 13 days unabated.
Local Packard historian and main organizer of the group that has saved the central parcel of land at the Utica Packard Proving Grounds, John McArthur wrote an article about the last twenty years of the plant, it eludes to some of intrigue that has gone on with the city and state, but does not name names beyond those that are well known. I thought his wrap-up pretty much said it best, It needs to go now, and that only the price of steel will determine that.
Unfortunately, the magazine is only published for the 5,000 or so members of the club. There are many old photographs of the days when stately cars issued forth from the plant, and pictures of the desolation and ruin that is there today.

[buildingsofdetroit]

Unfortunately, the magazine is only published for the 5,000 or so members of the club. There are many old photographs of the days when stately cars issued forth from the plant, and pictures of the desolation and ruin that is there today.

So there's no way at all for the rest of us to get a copy? Anyone we can call at the magazine? I'd gladly pay for one.

[Packman41]

Both 56Packman and I belong to The Packard Club, aka Packard Automobile Classics [[PAC). The current issue of The Packard Cormorant is a wonderful issue highlighting Packard's Detroit Factory. Sturat Blond is the editor of the magazine and he can be reached at stuartblond@earthlink.net.

However, back issues are available from:
Carl Schnieder
11800 Black Pike
New Carlisle, OH 45344

Cost of back issues are $8.00

I don't know how long it takes for the extra current issues to beconme a back issue and sent to Carl. Please be patient as the national club is a non-profit and run by volunteers.

Sorry, but we don't sell the magazine on the news stands - it is reserved for club members. By the way, the CORMORANT is a bird [[waterfowl) that is the hood ornament for most classic Packards and it comes from the Packard family crest. many folks mistakenly think the hood ornament [[mascot) is a swan, but it is not.

Thanks,

[MoparDan]

Both 56Packman and I belong to The Packard Club, aka Packard Automobile Classics [[PAC). The current issue of The Packard Cormorant is a wonderful issue highlighting Packard's Detroit Factory. Sturat Blond is the editor of the magazine and he can be reached at stuartblond@earthlink.net.

However, back issues are available from:
Carl Schnieder
11800 Black Pike
New Carlisle, OH 45344

Cost of back issues are $8.00

I don't know how long it takes for the extra current issues to beconme a back issue and sent to Carl. Please be patient as the national club is a non-profit and run by volunteers.

Sorry, but we don't sell the magazine on the news stands - it is reserved for club members. By the way, the CORMORANT is a bird [[waterfowl) that is the hood ornament for most classic Packards and it comes from the Packard family crest. many folks mistakenly think the hood ornament [[mascot) is a swan, but it is not.

Thanks,

Thanks for all the information. I've become more interested in the history of Packard & 56Packman passed along some great info to me some months ago.
Went to the website & enjoyed going through it.
http://www.packardclub.org/
I watched the slide show which went up to 1948. The way it ended...well, who knew the end was coming that quickly.

[mcsdetroitfriend]

Any chance of a scan of the article? I know it's probably frowned upon but for those of us who are overseas, [[i'm in new zealand for a while) and can't get mail would love to see it.

[p69rrh51]

Any chance of a scan of the article? I know it's probably frowned upon but for those of us who are overseas, [[i'm in new zealand for a while) and can't get mail would love to see it.

I will try to scan the article from my issue for you this monday.

[d'oh]

It's true....

[RickBeall]

The side effect of nearly free electronic copies and communications is that "all information wants to be free". It is one of the quirks of modern society.