Re: 1948 NYC lwb taxi project

Posted by packardtaximan On 2020/6/2 14:13:13

Re: John and Steve, John the 245 engine is in a 49 taxi from the Chicago area and it ran when it was parked. Ideally I would like to keep it whole and maybe make it road worthy. I would then have my own fleet of taxi cabs representing three years with three different body styles (47, 48, 49).
Steve, Thank you for your encouragement. I too believe the taxi cabs have a place in Packards history. I was told at the 1999 meet that my taxi was nice, but it was a shame that I destroyed a sedan to make it look like a cab as Packard did not build cabs, they built luxury cars. I admit that taxi cabs may not be the bright shining star in Packard history, but they are part of their history.