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CURRENT EVENTS

2011 Winter Weekend

MATT SHORT TO LEAD AMERICA’S PACKARD MUSEUM (AUBURN, INDIANA - 22 April 2011) Matthew Short, Executive Vice President of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn, Indiana has been named Executive Director of The Citizen’s Motorcar Company: America’s Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio. He will assume his duties there in mid-May. Auburn Museum Executive Director Laura Brinkman said "As chief curator of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum for nearly 20 years, Matt has honed the Museum’s collection into undeniably the greatest collection of Auburns, Cords and Duesenbergs in the world and has further set the stage for future development of the collection." "I love cars and have loved my time in Auburn,” Short said. Short said he has long had a passion for Packard automobiles and “the opportunity to help build America’s Packard Museum into a world-class institution is a dream come true for me." Brinkman continued, "Matt’s vast automotive knowledge is sought by car collectors and historians from all over the world. His knowledge of automobiles and automotive history will be a tremendous loss for us. We are sad to lose him, but we can be nothing but happy for Matt." ACD Automobile Museum Board Chair Jeff Turner also praised Short’s work and his knowledge. "Matt Short is a leading figure in the automobile museum world. He has helped build the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum into one of the finest in the world.” Turner continued, “We will be forever grateful for his contributions and wish him continued success." Robert Signom, Founder & Curator of America’s Packard Museum, echoed their thoughts. "Matt Short is probably the premier auto museum executive in the world," he said, "and we are delighted that Matt has chosen to come to Dayton. We believe that Matt can take America’s Packard Museum to the next level, and into the next generation. This is a game-changing event for us, and we believe that Matt’s leadership of our team, in collaboration with our Board, will ensure our position as the museum worthy of the Packard marque."
~ IN MEMORIUM ~ Robert E. Turnquist Born in Brooklyn, NY July 10, 1926 Died April 4, 2009 and resided in Morristown, NJ. Robert Eric Turnquist of Morris Twp, NJ died at Morristown Memorial Hospital on April 4, 2009 at the age of 82. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he has been a long-time resident of Morris Twp and is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sunny. Robert was President and owner of Hibernia Auto Restorations, Inc., a restoration facility restoring steam, electric and gas vehicles. He was instrumental in founding the Classic Car Club of America in 1952 and served as its President for 6 years. Packard was his choice to collect, restore and show at various events such as Pebble Beach, Meadowbrook, etc. He is the foremost authority on Packard cars and wrote his book The Packard Story and published many articles in various publications. His hobbies included collecting model cars, Packard literature, automotive and western art and rare trees from all over the world. Robert is a life member of the Antique Auto Club of America, the Classic Car Club of America and was the Chair of the Advisory Board of America's Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio where he has given the Robert & Sonia Turnquist Packard Library. He and his wife were instrumental in funding the building of a replica Shell Station at the Gilmore Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan and also donated the Robert & Sonia Turnquist Photo Gallery. Robert participated in the writing of the N. J. Historic License Plate law for the DMV in 1963 which was unanimously passed by the Assembly. He received the prestigious Newkirk Award for community service from the Morris Museum of Arts Sciences in Morristown, N. J. where he served as a Trustee. Graduate of Rutgers University in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science degree, Robert served with the 11th Air Force, 404th Bomb Squadron in the Aleutians from 1945 to 1946. A Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at Bradley-Braviak Funeral Home, 49 Whippany Rd., Whippany. Friends may visit at the funeral home prior to the service from 12:00 pm until 3:00 pm. Interment will be private. America's Packard Museum has lost a great friend and guiding light. Bob and Lola and Rob Signom, and the management and staff of America's Packard Museum join the Museum's Board of Trustees and its Advisory Board in offering condolences to Sunny Turnquist and to Bob Turnquist's thousands of friends and associates around the world. He will be missed. Click HERE to view a video interview of Bob Turnquist by Hemmings Motor News. (a new page opens)