I met Bill Robinson a short time after I bought my 1953 Packard Patrician, when I learned that Bill had designed the back end while working at Briggs Manufacturing. What followed were several meetings and interviews, all of them recorded, before Bill’s passing. It was always a pleasure talking with Bill, not only about cars.
Tom Murphy
Autoweek Executive Editor.
About Tom: Tom Murphy has been a journalist in metro Detroit for 39 years, the last 26 covering the auto industry. After 25 years at Wards Automotive, Tom became Executive Editor at Autoweek in January 2022. He oversees content for the site and gets plenty of time to drive and evaluate new vehicles—when he’s not driving the 1953 Packard Patrician. Tom lives in Royal Oak with his wife Doreen and has two grown children.