Re: half-forgotten & dusty
Posted by Guscha On 2016/2/24 22:31:15
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Howard, only if their knickerbockers were bulletproof.
The May issue of 1937 brought pleasant news. It reports about the technological progressiveness of PMCC. Special-purposes machines, an elaborated production process and high performance oil are neccessary to realize an axle drive with hypoid gears and to master the high pressure. The newspaper praised the noiseless running of the two inches lower cardan shaft and mentioned the pioneering role of Packard.
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AUTOMOBILZEITUNG May 01, 1937
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...surely the bodyguards fastened to the car with nowhere to hide and no way to take cover would have given their all in the line of duty. I don't know if they had much in the way of bulletproof body armor then...
Howard, only if their knickerbockers were bulletproof.
The May issue of 1937 brought pleasant news. It reports about the technological progressiveness of PMCC. Special-purposes machines, an elaborated production process and high performance oil are neccessary to realize an axle drive with hypoid gears and to master the high pressure. The newspaper praised the noiseless running of the two inches lower cardan shaft and mentioned the pioneering role of Packard.
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AUTOMOBILZEITUNG May 01, 1937
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