Serendipity – Part 11
Now I am a volunteer at the PPG, giving tours, working on restorations, serving on committees, writing articles. The site is in good hands and its future is bright.
This author has not written his bio yet.
But we are proud to say that Hilary Davis contributed 20 entries already.
Now I am a volunteer at the PPG, giving tours, working on restorations, serving on committees, writing articles. The site is in good hands and its future is bright.
Soon the enormous task of bringing the site and buildings back to their former glory was underway.
It was easier and more profitable to sell land scraped clean of obsolete and decrepit buildings.
We went to the township government officials to see if they could acquire the property in order to make it a local historic attraction.
At the end of the week, Ron wrote a comprehensive and glowing report on the PPG underscoring the historic importance of the whole site, not just the airplane hangar.
The Section 106 review puts a halt to demolition while a site is being investigated.
The PPG property had been transferred to the Land Development division of Ford, which gave me a sense of foreboding.
We drove the test track many times over the next few years, dodging protruding rebar to avoid flattening a tire.
This was to be the first in a long line of big and little disappointments during the early days of discovering the PPG.

The Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site is owned by the Packard Motor Car Foundation and is a non-profit 501c3 organization. It is funded by foundation grants, individual and corporate contributions, service groups and events. All donation to the Packard Motor Car Foundation are tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law.
Packard Proving Grounds
49965 Van Dyke Ave
Shelby Township, MI 48317
586-739-4800 – on site
