Re: 1956 Clipper Hot Rod

Posted by Allen Kahl On 2010/1/6 7:42:34

Hey guys:

Any of your theorys have merit. The one thing that has been forgotten, because I think I mentioned it earlier in this thread, was the fact that the guy that I bought it from says that the guy he bought the car from was the son of the original owner who was a Packard employee. Now whether he was an employee of the factory(unlikely since the car was in the Chicago area) or an employee of one of the local dealers(more likely for the same reason) is open to question. If the latter then he would have access to the parts no doubt. That would explain why the transformation looks so clean and not cobbled up like it was done in the back yard. I wonder if in some archive somewhere there exists a list of Packard employees. My seller does not remember exactly where this guy was from, but he did say it was not to far from Charlotte. If I ever get to fully retire and worry about money, I plan to spend a couple days in that area looking around automotive circles to see if I can locate him. Also the hood seems very stationary when up and there is no prop rod. However I will follow your advice. Question I don't think I will do it, but benefit would warrant making the hood scoops functional? More moing air around the engine, but that alone, I don't think would warrant the time and work.

ALK