Re: 1940 110 engine selection

Posted by Dave Kenney On 2008/10/12 22:13:56

Peter, Lighten up and save the pedantic lecturing about what I should drive or have driven and what the differences are between a Packard Six and a 356 Super Eight! Didn't you see the little smiley face at the end of the post. My post was not intended to embarrass but to express my opinion, in a light hearted way, that I don't much like street rodded Packards. I am a "purist" regarding Packards and for that I make no apology. A Packard with a GM chassis and driveline is no longer a Packard IMHO.
I am surprised that someone with your penchant for making sarcastic posts would not see this. The car in question is basically a street rod and of course the original engine would be inappropriate given that the front clip has been changed out for a late model GM one. Your suggestion that the ubiquitous 350/350 (yawn) is probably the easiest and cheapest swap motor is good advice. If it were my car I would probably drop in a Chevrolet 235 Six with dual carbs and split exhaust just to make the car more interesting than the 350/350 which is so commonplace. Sad as it may be, to return it to being a Packard again would not be a feasible option.