Re: PACKARD 110 Boattail

Posted by su8overdrive On 2013/9/29 3:28:22

The Buell air horns and PACKARD in lipstick red on the top of
the grille are gauche, but even tho' things like this
nauseate me, since it's only a 110, a car Packard didn't
need to build, why not? I was ready to slam it, but when i saw he retained the Packard engine, i figure more power to him-- literally since he found or made a split manifold.

If he called it a '40 Packard 110 but had dumped in the
usual Chevy 350/Turbo 400/tilt wheel, it would've irritated
me, because what he'd really have would be a '74 Chevy Monte
Carlo with an old car body. This is the problem i have
with all street and retro rods. The drivetrain's the heart
of any car. So if you replace the running gear, you
should call the creation whatever the drivetrain's donor was.

Always thought original boattail cars from the '20s and '30s silly, tasteless, anyway, so why not? There are plenty
of unadulterated 110s floating around to thrill and titillate
museum goers in future millenia.

Have to agree with '39Super8 on this one.