Traditional Type Automobiles

Jim Vines sits in his 1951 Packard 200 Deluxe on the Traditional Automotive Present Sept. 17 on the Lyceum.

Co-sponsored by Packards Virginia, the present featured 18 traditional automobiles on show, with a number of which might be nonetheless used every day.

“A number of automobiles that have been purported to be right here had mechanical points,” stated Scott Leaf of Packards Virginia. “However all of those are nonetheless going robust with about 4 right here that get pushed every day.”

A kind of automobiles is the 1967 Pontiac GTO that was bought by the dad and mom of James Hancock, who drove it to carry him residence from Arlington Hospital after he was born.

 “All of those are nonetheless going robust.”

— Scott Leaf of Packards Virginia

“This was my dad or mum’s on a regular basis automotive,” stated Hancock. “It’s an early version bought in November of 1966 — one of many first ones that got here out of this mannequin. I got here residence from the hospital within the backseat of this actual automotive. It’s a household heirloom.”

Whereas not the precise automobile, Jim Vines proudly displayed his 1951 Packard 200 Deluxe.

“My dad purchased a 1947 Packard instantly following the conflict,” Vines stated. “My mom didn’t shift nicely so he bought one other in 1951 on this shade of inexperienced. Once I noticed this automobile in 2013 I obtained teary eyed – it jogged my memory of my dad and mom.”

Lynn Shirey confirmed up on the present in her 1953 Packard Clipper Touring, a automobile owned by her grandfather.

“I’m solely the second proprietor of the automotive,” Shirey stated. “My grandfather purchased this automotive new in 1953, taking a prepare from Tulsa to Detroit to take supply of the automotive. He drove it round Tulsa till it was not elegant anymore then took it as much as his cabin the place he used it to drag a trailer and pull out tree stumps. It had a tough life. I completely restored it.”

Leaf praised Jim Holloway and the Metropolis of Alexandria for making the automotive present successful.

Scott Leaf and Debbie MacKenzie with the “Goddess of Velocity” Packard hood decoration of the Thirties on the Sept. 17 Traditional Automotive Present on the Lyceum.

 

“Jim Holloway has helped make this occasion potential for six years in a row, together with the 12 months that COVID was fairly prevalent,” Leaf stated. “There have been sure necessities that have been all met, together with masking and social distancing and all the things has all the time labored completely And we’ve been fortunate to additionally all the time have good climate.”

Featured automobiles included a 1955 MG ZA Magnette, a 1934 Hudson Terraplane, a 1937 Packard 120C, a 1967 Pontiac GTO, and a 1972 Pantera.

“An entire bunch of automotive guys know one another and get collectively and work on automobiles collectively,” Leaf added. “They prefer to show their automobiles, speak to the general public and have a chance to drive their automobiles.”  

Mentioned Vines, “Automobiles are supposed to be pushed.”