1958 Packard Sedan - Newest Purchase

[@BELCAN57]

Now we can "Ask the Man that Owns One". Congratulations !!!!

[@Seasonal50]

Haha, that’s a clever comment!

[@ambulet]

You are spot on with the short history lesson on how this car came to be. It was a miracle Studebaker-Packard survived past 1956 when the banks and insurance companies refused to loan them any more money, even with Curtiss Wright giving them a nudge.

[@sterlinsilver]

What a cute little fella!

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

Not very little.

[@MensAsses33]

The car, or the guy?

[@sterlinsilver]

@@MensAsses33 the car. I'm gonna call it chubs

[@OsbornTramain]

yes, to be clear, I'm not "cute"....I'm rugged with classic good looks! lol

[@MensAsses33]

@@OsbornTramain I have to agree with you 😍

[@tomlewis3658]

Thanks for saving this bit of history, there can't be very many rust-free ones left. If you have seen the YT channel "Cold War Motors", one of his lawn ornaments is a 57 Studebaker 4-door sedan, with rust problems. On the driver's side, where the B pillar meets the lower sill, it is detached and moves around. He called it the "B-pillar delete" option. I was looking at that area when you showed the side views, and good for you that this one is still solid. I remember that some of the Studebakers of this body generation had fresh air opening louvers behind the front wheels, which often rusted. I guess it's a good thing that this one does not have that feature.

[@robertswedo1027]

What a bizarre looking car. Can’t wait to see more of it!!!

[@timcoffey5927]

Love your stuff -please continue !

[@Rico_G]

Congrats! She's a beaut!

[@scooterp7009]

Very cool car, what a great find! Congratulations and enjoy her!

[@josephjames259]

Thanks for what you do. You have the best Mopar videos. Thanks for showing us all your acquisition. Very nice.

[@coldwarmotors]

Oh Yeeeaaaahhhhh! What a score! You are definitely the guy for that one. Really happy for you; congrats on the purchase of such an interesting piece of automotive history. I look forward to seeing it close up in another video... Cheers from here!

[@OsbornTramain]

Haven't had time to see your latest video, crazy busy here but I see you're driving the T now! Fantastic! Great Job

[@kevincruz4045]

But the headlights.....aaaghhhh!!

[@douglasstark1657]

I know how long you've wanted one of these; congratulations on fulfilling yet another one of your dreams (it can keep the Le Car company in your garage)!

[@douglasstark1657]

I forgot about your hardtop, but let's face it, the odds of SEEING three 1958 Packards, much less one person owning three, are pretty staggering. Now if you get a wagon, I'll REALLY be impressed!

[@kierancurtis8545]

Another classic rescued! Keep up the excellent work!

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Awesome! I've never seen a 1958 Packard.

[@Bl4zz3r]

Super cool. My friend had a White/Red 57 Packard...not sure where that ended up. Super fun car to cruise in when we were 18 though!

[@loumontcalm3500]

Nice find!

[@Ka9radio_Mobile9]

Have fun with your new baby!

[@kenkamins9364]

Love the Catfish styling !

[@trr5291]

My sister has the exact same car. 58 Packard. Only hers is black. They are nice looking. Hers runs well.

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Cool and rare find!!

[@AlainHubert]

For the first half of the video, it was a bit motion sickness-inducing! Fortunately, the second half was stabilized. Congrats on your new vintage car! Very nice one!

[@Nomed38]

I see someone else has that problem. That is one beautiful car. Also nice drumset in your profile picture.

[@79tazman]

That's a cool car I thought it was a chrysler from afar like one of the 300 letter cars but it's a Packard Sedan and that's cool too

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

UnWHOLY TAZMAN!!

[@josephquillian2866]

Cool ol' machine! :-) :-)

[@Freedomquest08]

If it's not a Studebaker engine, then without seeing it, my shoot at the moon guess is that it's a Rambler 327. If I remember correctly, Packard had a stake in developing that engine and it debuted in '58.

[@toirmetalshaping]

That front sheetmetal really does look like a shark. . . . Are those headlight extensions made from pot metal, fiberglass, or steel. . . I know they are a factory add-on for the 58 dual headlight law. . . . Congratulations on your new purchase!!!! Love those vids!!!!

[@OsbornTramain]

Both Sheet metal and pot metal. There was no law requiring 4 headlamps, it's a styling feature.....Quad Headlamps were not legal originally in all States in 1957. Nash put them on their Ambassador for the 1957 model year and did it in all 50 States, where Ford, and Chrysler offered Quad Lamps in States where it was legal in 1957, by 1958, all States allowed this, but, again, it was a choice, the low level studebaker offered only dual headlights, same with the Rambler American and other cars on the market.

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

A last year Packard!

[@Seasonal50]

How an collection update?

[@mustardseedpower1188]

1958 there was a recession, Fins of the Jet Age was fading. Struggling auto makers had it bad. May you have great success in restoring this old time capsule. Who was president and what was the top ten hit song in 58?

[@R32R38]

Eisenhower was president, no idea about the top song and I'm too lazy to look it up :)

[@R32R38]

But yes, the late 1950's were a tough time for the industry. Hudson's last year was 1957, Packard lasted one more year, DeSoto was nearing the end, though I believe it sputtered along until 1960, and it was obvious that Edsel was a flop.

[@mustardseedpower1188]

@@R32R38 😁👍 Great input too!... On the other auto makers.

[@OsbornTramain]

Thanks, and fins weren't fading in 58, they would get even bigger in 1959 and 1960

[@OsbornTramain]

1961 in the USA for DeSoto, it went on with autos outside the USA for a few more years, into the early 60's and the Truck line ended in 2016

[@Infinitrium]

Packardbaker lol

[@mrjameschong]

you are osborn tramain? is it from vintage chrysler commercials ???

[@OsbornTramain]

you need to look at my uploads, it's way more than just Chrysler Commercials.

[@murphystreeter]

Can you give me the SN?? We just bought one and are looking for serial numbers that may be higher. Thanks

[@OsbornTramain]

I'm away on vacation and not near the car, but my memory says, it's 8065, I'm thinking it was near the end of the run....it's the highest number I've seen yet and I've checked the 1958 Packard Registry out there.....so it's near the end of the run, I think

[@murphystreeter]

I will try to get this one tomorrow

[@murphystreeter]

I wonder if it's the letter O instead of zero. This one has an I

[@murphystreeter]

58L-79I2 (I as in India)

[@murphystreeter]

Turning Wheels says 8134 was the last Packard

[@rogergoetz5704]

What part of Virginia?

[@OsbornTramain]

Richmond!

[@rogergoetz5704]

I’m in Yorktown. I go up to Richmond often. Cars and coffee?

[@kunstmol]

Same as Scott's car!

[@OsbornTramain]

no no no.....it's a Packard, he has a Studebaker Commander Two Door Hardtop. very different car. It does share the rear bumper and possibly the rear Trunk Lid, but those are the only parts that are the same.....oh, front windshield too is the same.

[@kunstmol]

@@OsbornTramain Well, sounds like a restoration challenge coming up!

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

This car is totally */w\METAL/w\* and ur truck is PunkROCK!!

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

My God, what is that?! Looks like a Studebaker in drag! (9/11/2021)

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

The finer model was the Packard skyline with a more squared open grill, this was the starlight and commander, the fish lip up as they called it.

[@OsbornTramain]

Not exactly, This car's front clip is entirely different from a Commander or any Studebaker for that matter, no part of the clip are used on a Studebaker. The Fenders resemble a Studebaker but only a portion of the fender is the same. The entire lower front fender behind the fiberglass is a different shape and couldn't be used on a Studebaker. The hood and grill surround is all made of Fiberglass. The rear of the car shares a bumper and trunk lid, but the quarter panels and tail lights are Packard only. As I mentioned in the video, the green house is the same but the entire interior is different even using a different dash board. Just like a Buick or Olds, or Dodge or Plymouth share some components, this isn't badge engineered, it's platform body sharing. I've not heard of a Starliner????? The Starlite was the Packard two door Hardtop that matches the Sedan and Wagon for styling.

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

@@OsbornTramain If I'm not mistaken the Skyliner was a Ford model from 1959 to 1964. Again I'm not certain

[@billyoleary8291]

It Does have a certain "Je ne sais quoi". Like a four eyed catfish.

[@johnsummers7636]

vay.fyi fab