Re: Drill out broken exhaust manifold stud- water/antifreeze!

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2019/4/21 17:35:43

A signature feature of high-end cars like Packard, Cadillac,Lincoln, Pierce Arrow, Marmon, Stutz and the like especially during the height of the Classic era was well-dressed engines. Buyers expected features like wiring routed neatly in conduit, acorn nut fasteners, nickel or chromiun plated hardware, and porcelainized intake and exhaust manifolds. The approach of the second world war pretty much signalled an end to much of this engine dress-up.

Packard pretty much kept the full treatment on their senior engines (Super Eight, Twelve) thru 1939 but the junior cars, which had less dressup to begin with, received less and less and by the 22nd series it was pretty much gone completely.