Re: Head is off on 1931 Packard with poor compression
Posted by Stephen Templeton On 2022/7/14 12:51:16
Tim- thanks for your comments. Fortunately, I have a very good deal of documentation regarding the Nethercutt restoration, including the attached engine and trans specs. They apparently upgraded the trans to an early 1932 version. The car was shown at Pebble Beach in 1961, then sold to Bill Harrah in 1963 as part of a 15 car package where it remained until 1988 when it was sold to Chris Bock in 1988. Gene Perkins did a lot to improve the car and he as the next owner.
This was apparently the third complete restoration that Nethercutt did, so it is one of his earlier cars. The original engine block was cracked but was replaced with the appropriate 840 block from the same year. I’ve attached some of the Nethercutt engine restoration photos. You mentioned Turnquist- I’ve added an old letter from him to Nethercutt as well.