Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2009/3/31 15:05:47

Henry,

Time to take that rest, which you have so thoroughly earned! Some of the same people who saw the chassis will remember it and you until you meet again... with the car body on top of it!

Great way to show a car's restoration in process, especially with a chassis that is unique in the automotive world, past and present. You are a dedicated and talented fellow, and I wish you best of luck on the continuing resto.

Wish I could see the chassis in person, but you provide wonderful pics. I had the privilege to see a bare rolling TL chassis many years ago, when I was about twelve. It used to sit under a black and white '55 Custom that my dad acquired mostly as a parts car, but used as a daily driver for a few years before parting it out.

If you want to know how exciting it would be to have a torsion bar break on the road, I can tell you I witnessed one cut in place with a torch and the violence with which it breaks is quite impressive--hair-raising is more like it. But I've never heard of one ever failing on its own.

Take care,