Re: 1932 Packard question
Posted by JWL On 2011/10/11 11:03:36
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John, your above statement got me to thinking: How was the flywheel and clutch situated to be used in the Prototype's front wheel drive? From the photo it looks like the engine is in a conventionally oriented position. You really got me wondering. Thanks.
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JHH wrote:
Friends
One of the chassis is probably from a prototype before the design was finalized. Somebody grabbed a negstive without looking at it closely.
There were numerous changes made. The Twin Six was originally going to be a smaller displacement front wheel drive car to compete with the Series 40 Buick. The engine was salvaged, turned around, and enlarged when they couldn't get the front wheel drive transmission to stay in one piece. Frames weren't shared with Super Eights until later
PMCC was also under market pressure on the top end from the numerous makers with 12 and 16 cylinder engines.
Regards
John Harley
John, your above statement got me to thinking: How was the flywheel and clutch situated to be used in the Prototype's front wheel drive? From the photo it looks like the engine is in a conventionally oriented position. You really got me wondering. Thanks.
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