Re: Packard V8 in 57-58 Packards?

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/5/26 10:17:51

You also might enjoy reading, from about page 84 onwards, from Robert J. Neal's "Packards at Speed" about the escapades of Peter Sukalac from Oregon with a 56 Clipper and Tom DeLon also of Oregon. DeLon's best in a T-bucket with a 374 bored to 421 cubic inch putting out an estimated 475 hp was 10.90 sec. and 136.93 mph in the quarter mile.

The book also contains a fair amount of coverage of the Mexican Road Race in the straight-era of Packard, and also most noteworthy Packard-powered race events back to the Gray Wolf running in the Vanderbilt Cup races on Long Island.

PS - also much information on Packard's exploits with marine and aircraft engines.