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C. Budd Bayliff, an Ohio-based customizer, purchased the Packard trademark in 1978. His company, Bayliff Coach Corporation, produced neoclassical cars by modifying contemporary luxury models like the Buick Riviera and Cadillac DeVille with Packard-inspired grilles and trim. In 1992, Bayliff sold the trademark for 50,000 dollars to Roy Gullickson, a Canadian engineer. Gullickson, along with his business partner and fellow engineer Lawrence Johnson, formed the Packard Motor Car Company in Arizona. They moved beyond replicas, developing a functional, high-performance prototype called the Packard Twelve in the late 1990s. This all-aluminum luxury sedan featured a Falconer V12 engine. However, despite seeking 10 million dollars in investment, the venture never entered production. In 2019, the trademark and approximately 135,000 original engineering blueprints were purchased by Scott Andrews, a luxury watchmaker. He established Packard Motors in Warren, Ohio—the brand’s original birthplace. Andrews aims to produce exact reproductions of classic 1930s Packard Victorias using modern engines and materials, while also leveraging the brand for luxury goods like high-end watches to fund the automotive revival. #packard #hiddenhistory #landyacht