Packard procar pics

Belair, MD
1941 Henney
1950 Henney

That '41 is a real beauty; note the Federal Traffik-King sirenlight, sidemount spare(s), driving lights, and two-tone paint...classy!

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American Legion F.A.S. (Pennington, NJ)
1952 Henney

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Horne F.H. (Jackson, MI)
1946 Packard Custom Super Clipper sedan ambulance

Since the car doesn't have suicide doors, I have to assume that patient loading is from the rear (through trunk lid).

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Friendship Fire Co. (Linwood, PA)
1938 Henney

Goodwill A.S. (Pottstown, PA)
1949 Henney

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Martin's (Ft. Worth, TX)
1941 Henney (ex-USN)

Taking mother and baby home from the hospital was big business well into the 1950s; in fact, many larger firms had a car just for this function. I would like to have seen this one in color!

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Prestigious Packards

So many impressive Packards need posting...

Admittedly, my Packard knowledge is fairly limited ('37-'40 & '48-'50 look so similar). Please make corrections as fit.

To start off, a '40 Henney owned by the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. It was acquired in the mid-'40s and is largely original, having interior replaced in '09. This Henney still sees use transporting a Sister of Providence from the Church of the Immaculate Conception to her final resting place in the Congregation's cemetery.
 

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This '39 Packard ambulance sold at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale in '07 after undergoing 12,000 hours of restoration work and included a modern drivetrain.

Sold for $49.5k including buyer's premium.





This '42 Henney ambulance resides in the Automotive Driving Museum, El Segundo, CA.
 
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A few vintage captures with little information known~

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Saved from a Swedish member of a different forum, so presumed in Sweden. ;)

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A Packard ambulance in the Netherlands:

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The vehicle parked in front of the building with palm trees in the background is not a Packard. This is a 1936 Chrysler with Art Model coachwork by the A.J. Miller Company. Note the extra cost rear fender skirts on this unique car. Thanks for posting this image.
 
This is my matching pair of 1938 Packards. The hearse is a 1938 Henney-Packard Formal with 3-way table and the sedan is a 1938 Packard 120. Both have been restored
 

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Appreciate threads being combined. Don't know how search function didn't pull this one up.

Vintage captures of Smit-Joure Packard ambulances in Holland.

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With such a high roof line, Visser was likely builder of this Dutch Packard:

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A pair of rarities.

Henney flower car tucked away somewhere in the Land of the Lost...

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...not to be confused with the land Down Under - where this '49 Campbell & Mannix Packard hearse resides and is still active in service.

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Was that white standard-size 46-47 Clipper ambulance a John J.C. Little car, from Ingersoll, Ontario? Interesting how many '54's show up, considering how few were built. A shame there were no '55-'56's.
 
No info, sorry - just a sweet vintage action shot!

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Well I have some info! I know exactly where that photo was taken. :)

That photo was taken at the short-lived and now long-abandoned Meadowdale International Raceway in Carpentersville, Illinois. The track was only open from 1958 to 1968 before closing. When it closed, the owners just walked away and left everything. Eventually the property was purchased by the local forest preserve district and is now called Raceway Woods.

After being taken over by the forest preserve, all but one of the various structures were taken down for safety sake, the one remaining structure has been cosmetically restored as it has become a local landmark. The entire track is still in place, I've walked it several times myself, but naturally the forest preserve district is doing nothing to preserve it. But they also aren't doing anything to tear it up either. They have a simple policy of just let nature take its course, which makes it a fascinating place to visit today.

Due to a severe washout in one area, it is impossible to drive around the track, but starting a couple years ago, on one day a year, cars are allowed onto the best remaining section for a car show.
 
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