Re: 22 Series 327 in a 17 Series Super 8?

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/8/12 22:39:13

What does strike me as odd about the '36-'39 engines is that Packard didn't replace them with a monoblock unit as soon as the 120 was safely in production.

An interesting subject to ponder, I'd be interested in hearing speculation about why they did hold onto the old design. Of course the 120 wasn't their first successful monoblock design, the 1932 Twin Six (Twelve) was a monoblock as well, and an incredibly advanced casting for the time.