Re: Brian's 1956 Packard Clipper

Posted by Brian Wilson On 2019/5/30 2:00:50

Interesting insight Howard. I remember being surprised to see vacuum wipers on the 1939 12 Limo which was up for sale at the Gosford Museum. There's not a lot wrong with the electric wipers on the 19th series. I wonder why Packard thought they were inferior to vacuum? Maybe vacuum was quieter?

Sticking with vacuum using the oil pump to do double duty on the V8 seems to have cost them dearly, particularly in 1955 when the engine first appeared and began suffering reliability problems.

Brian