Help Us Name the Art Deco Trust’s New Packard!
Our newest vintage car is elegant, black, beautifully Deco and almost ready to take to the streets. There is just one problem: it needs a name!
The latest addition to the Art Deco Trust’s vintage car fleet is a 1937 Packard, and now it needs a name. Suggest a name below and you could win a complimentary vintage car ride for up to four people.
The winning name will be chosen by the Art Deco Trust from the names submitted.
The person who submits the winning name will be contacted and will receive a complimentary vintage car ride for up to four people.
Suggest a name
Keep it simple. Tell us your suggested name and your contact details so we can get in touch if your name is chosen.
By submitting a name, you agree that the final name will be chosen by the Art Deco Trust. If more than one person suggests the winning name, the Art Deco Trust may select the winning entry at its discretion.
The story of the Packard
Purchased new in 1937 by Dr W. L. Donohue, an Auckland obstetrician and gynaecologist, this Packard Six Series was a car of quality, prestige and solid engineering.
The Packard remained with the Donohue family, passed down through the generations, before spending decades tucked away in a family shed at Kaipara Heads. Those years off the road helped preserve the car in remarkably original condition, with the odometer showing approximately 80,000 miles.
The Packard came to the Art Deco Trust through Life Member and volunteer guide John Ellison, who purchased the vehicle so it could join the Trust’s vintage car fleet.
Preparing the car for tours has been led by Trust guide and vintage car fleet manager Stephen Matthews, with help from his brother Bryan Matthews and mechanic Cris Clarke. The work has been carried out with a light touch, preparing the car for regular use while preserving much of its original character.
Among the little details still attached to the car is a purple Thursday Carless Day sticker. Carless Days were introduced in New Zealand in 1979 during the second global oil shock, when motorists had to nominate one day each week when their vehicle could not be driven.
Soon, this remarkable car will take its place in the Art Deco Trust’s vintage car fleet. Before it does, it needs a name!