Re: chevy v8 engine swap 52 packard

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2016/7/15 20:32:04

The fact that nobody ever put a small block Chevy in a Packard suggests there are reasons not to.

I'll never forget a 56 Clipper sedan in the local area. The owner had a garage install a used Buick V8 in place of the Packard engine. Then he decided to sell it. I offered $2500 which he indignantly refused. His reasoning was as follows. He paid $4500 for the car then paid $3500 to have the engine swap done. Therefore the car was worth $4500+$3500= $8000. I tried to explain that the odd engine reduced the value of the car but he wouldn't listen. Instead, he put the car on Ebay.

Top bid, $2200.