Re: 1932 Packard question

Posted by James Butcher On 2011/10/16 9:29:35

Hmmm... I will have to check on the custom models quote.

But I am still waiting on the validation as to what chassis was under the 1931 Packard FWD prototype... if it was the same as used on the production V-12 or different and...

If the 1932 design chassis was actually developed for the FWD car hence being only used one year?

Someone is supposed to be validating the FWD chassis layout part now and will post the results when I get them if somebody else doesn't first.


The X frame may be mundane for some but looking back over time, at one point there was a reason for them and then nearly every automobile produced in America between 1933-1959 had some variation of it... a few earlier and later exceptions such as GM cars stopping in 1960, some in 1964 and the Riviera in 1970. But there were others that continued even further such as the Checker until 1982, and backbone X variations such as DeLorean, and even Corvette. In foreign designs they go even earlier all the way to 1921 and later into the 2000s. It isn't only dedicated to automobiles but also trucks (including military vehicles) and there were a lot of outlandish variations patented but not produced.

The chassis is the foundation of pre unibody cars that held all of it together and deserves some recognition hence our gathering and preparing information for publication.

It can be both interesting and addictive when you get into this unique category of research.

Any help appreciated (and recognized)!

Thanks!
Eric