Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by Stewart Ballard On 2013/2/18 20:54:30

Hank
I recently started a project blog on my 1955 Packard 400 and one of the other members here suggested that I read about your project as it would be very similar to mine. After looking at a few of your most recent post I decided that the only way to take in your work properly was to go back to January of 2008 and take it from the top (or the bottom, I'm not sure).
I spent 5 days reading your project blog. Along the way I have both applauded your attention to detail and cursed your stubbornness. That boy of yours should be in school soon shouldn't he? Dang seems like he was born just a few days ago.
There were a number of times while reading that I wanted to comment but of course it made no since to comment on something that happened that long ago. You and your clipper have provided me with information that I didn't even know I needed, sometimes maybe a little too much information. After reading about your work on the transmission and engine block I laid awake thinking, "I should have bought that 72 Oldsmobile damn it, should have bought that olds".
Couldn't believe that after all the work you have done that you were not sure you could handle the body work because that's the one part of my project that I'm not afraid of and like you I have never done this. I've lost weight dreading the mechanical work that you have accomplished but you showed me that it can be done and I appreciate that. Great work
Thank You
Stewart