2023 MCP Ice Cream Social

Motor City Packards had a great turnout July 27 for an ice cream social at Jeff and Jennifer Bladow’s home near Plymouth, Michigan. The Bladows are car enthusiasts with quite […]

MAY 2022 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Carlossee’ Santiago Olivia DeJesus Casanova Lumpkin

CARLOSSEE’ SANTIAGO OLIVA DEJESUS CASANOVA LUMPKIN headshot

For this month’s Member Spotlight, we speak with Carlossee’ Santiago Oliva DeJesus Casanova Lumpkin, a gentleman who really seems to grasp the romance of the Packard marque. Carlossee’ is the owner of “The Contessa,” a 1949 Packard Eight Deluxe Touring Sedan with a Chevrolet 350 V-8 engine currently undergoing restoration, and he fondly remembers the 1936 Packard Twelve Convertible Sedan once owned by his grandfather.