Providing for the Future
The
Packard® Motor Car Foundation
Providing for the Future
Our Trustees
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We look forward to your joining with us in the preservation of The Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site.
Dr.
Charles Blackman, of Indiana, is retired from Michigan State University and
serves on the board of Olivet College and on the board of The Automotive
National Heritage Area for South East and Central Michigan, as well. He is a long time
collector of vintage automobiles and is a member of The Society of Automotive
Historians, The Classic Car Club and The Packard Club.
Bruce Blevins, of Burton, Michigan is a
graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and is President of
Blevins Screw 
Products,
a supplier of precision machine parts for the aircraft and aerospace
industry. His first memory of a Packard was sitting in his Uncle's 1934
convertible coupe and he bought his first Packard when he was 18 years old and
still owns it. He serves as Treasurer of the Foundation, holds officers positions in the Motor City Packards
Region, belongs to Packard clubs, and the Classic Car club. He owns 5
Packards, all 1933 models.
1933 Eight sedan
Brian Burke, of
New York, is an Automobile Claims Adjuster for Allstate
Insurance. He is a long-time member of The Classic Car Club and The Packard Club
where he is currently serving as a Trustee on its National Board. He owns 4 Packards, ranging from a 1917 Twin
Six to a 1955 Caribbean.
1938 Twelve 1608 limousine
Bud
Juneau, of California, is a retired educator and well-known writer and
photographer of vintage automobiles. He serves as President of the
Foundation, created our web site and is our
webmaster. He collects cars from a wide range of eras, is a member of
The Society of Automotive Historians, Packard Clubs, The Classic Car Club and
The Antique Automobile Club of America.
1937 Twelve 1508 touring sedan
Richard Kughn, of Michigan, is a
property developer, former CEO of Lionel Trains Inc., and was
operator of "Car-Rail", a 
museum devoted to antique and classic cars
and toy trains. He has a number of Packards in his collection, has been a
long-time supporter of the Meadowbrook Concours, and has been involved in
historical preservation. He is a long-time member of The Classic Car Club
and The Packard Club.
David
Kane, of New Jersey, builds luxury homes and collects a wide variety of
vintage automobiles. He is active in many car clubs including The Classic
Car Club and Packard Clubs. He sits on a 
number of foundation boards and was
recently involved with the restoration and preservation of a historic inn
located in the town of Bernardsville, N.J.
1937 Twelve convertible sedan
Richard M. Langworth CBE, of New Hampshire and Bahamas, has written forty
books and 2000 articles on automotive history, conceived of and co-edited the Automobile
Quarterly Packard history, and was editor of The Packard Cormorant magazine
from 1975 through 2001. He
was appointed a CBE for his work as founder of The Churchill Centre in Washington, DC. He now owns the 1936 One
Twenty convertible he had been seeking for ten years.
1937 One Twenty convertible
Our Foundation
Vice-President, John MacArthur of Michigan, is an attorney who serves
as chairman of the Packard 
Proving Grounds preservation committee, and is our connection to
involvement in saving the Proving Grounds and related structures. His
collecting has always specialized in Packards and his grandfather was Chief Body
Engineer for the Packard Motor Car Company, starting with the Company in 1928.
1948 Super Eight convertible
Ralph
Marano of New Jersey has many years of experience in the used car field and has
assembled an extensive collection of antique and classic cars. A selection
of his finest are on display in a private museum he calls "The Toy
Box" where he has held fund-raising 
receptions for the benefit of The
Packard Proving Grounds. Cars on display at the Toy Box include
13 Packards, including seven Darrins – the largest collection in the world –
as well as a Dietrich, a LeBaron and a rare 1952
Pan American by Henney.
1941 Darrin convertible victoria
Russ Murphy of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is a civil engineering consultant and a former Packard employee as were both of his parents and several other family members. He founded the Packard Motor Car Company historical collection at the Detroit Historical Museum and serves as its adjunct curator of automotive history. He likes a Packard that can be driven and specializes in 1940 and later models.
Neal Porter, of Michigan, is a real estate developer and
mechanical engineer. He has been an active participant in work parties at
the
Proving Grounds and led the group that shored up and wrapped the Timing Tower
to preserve it. He has a substantial multi-make car collection and is
active in The Classic Car Club and Packard Clubs.
1930 Series 740 roadster
Mark Smucker, of 
beautiful 1953
Don
Sommer, of Michigan is President of American Arrow Corporation, maker of Classic
auto parts. He is founder and chairman 
of
the Meadowbrook Concours and is a member of the Antique Automobile Club, Veteran
Motor Car Club, Packard clubs, Classic Car Club and Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg
Club. He collects cars from a variety of eras and of many makes.
1930 Series 740
Greg Stachura, of Canton, Michigan is a freight broker. He joined
the Foundation Board in 2001, served as Treasurer, and was on the membership committee of The
Packard Club where he developed the Packard Yellow Pages for the membership
directory. He favorite Packard is a 1936 Super 8 Coupe.
1936 Series 1404 coupe
Honorary Trustees:
Jack Gaughf, South Carolina
Edward Herrmann, Connecticut
Warren Packard, Tennessee
Keith Tribe, Great Britain
Roger White, Texas
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