Re: Early Model - 1909 / 1910?
Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2015/12/26 19:06:28
Well, there really is no doubt, it's a Model 30; only question is if it's a 1910, 1911 or 1912 and I don't know enough to know the differences. The two in my photos are both 1910s. Just for comparison here's a photo of a 1911 Model 18; though a different body style the very much foreshortened hood of the 18 is quite apparent.
I'm looking at the 1910 Model 30 owner's manual; the clutch cover is very much smaller than that underbelly "thing" in the B&W photo. Remember, these are transaxle cars so the transmission is incorporated into the differential at the rear and the clutch is a quite small diameter multiplate affair. Or perhaps the 1911 or 1912 models had some differences?
PS - I had a great 40 or 50 mile ride in this Model 18; quite a thrill, longest ride I've had in a Packard of that vintage.
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I'm looking at the 1910 Model 30 owner's manual; the clutch cover is very much smaller than that underbelly "thing" in the B&W photo. Remember, these are transaxle cars so the transmission is incorporated into the differential at the rear and the clutch is a quite small diameter multiplate affair. Or perhaps the 1911 or 1912 models had some differences?
PS - I had a great 40 or 50 mile ride in this Model 18; quite a thrill, longest ride I've had in a Packard of that vintage.
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