Re: 1st Annual PackardInfo.com River Fun Run - Laughlin, NV
Posted by BigKev On 2011/11/13 1:55:18
8 cars today in attendance. We are hoping for triple that next year and have plans already in the works to do a joint event/tour with 1 or more of the local PI Chapters. We had lots of foot traffic from the general public coming out of the casinos to come view the cars.
Here is the breakdown of the events of today with pictures:
The cars were lined up this morning, and ready for public inspection. We had ballots made up and handled those out to the general public so them could choose the cars they liked in a "People Choice" type award. We had best Pre-War, best Post-War and Best of Show categories. We had over 60 votes cast by the general public. Jim excluded his vehicles from the awards since he was co-hosting. Also since I didn't have my Clipper with me, I instead brought my stash of parts with me for sale at rock bottom prices.
Towards the end of the car show, both Jim and Craig did a tech session on two related topics. Engine oiling. Jim's from the perspective of the 356 motor and the various "fixes" Packard recommended to the 356 motor before finally changing the oil pump to a High Volume one in 1947 and also as recommended retrofit to any prior 356 motors upon rebuilding.
The difference in the teeth in between the 1940 356 pump and the 1947 version is deja vu all over again when you look at the Packard V8 Oil Pump, and the HV Olds Conversion Kit that is now available. Just comparing the teeth between the pumps you can see the exact same difference between the 1940/47 356 ones, and the V8/Olds ones.
With the tech session done and the car show wrapping up we all went off site to have a group dinner. While we only had 8 vehicles in attendance, we have over 30 Packards owners/spouses/friends in attendance to support us. 22 of them going us for dinner.
During dinner we announced the award recipients which are as follows.
Longest Distance Traveled To Car Show - John, Bremerton, WA
Longest Distance Packard Driven - Duane Gunn - Chandler, AZ
Peoples Choice Pre-War - Andy 1940 110
Peoples Choice Post-War - Duane Gunn - 1955 Clipper Custom
Peoples Choice Best of Show - Paul Cornwell - 1956 Executive
Don Laughlin Award - Robert McAtee - 1954 Patrician
Congrats to everyone, and also thank you to everyone that came out to support the event. The planning for next years event had already begun!
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Here is the breakdown of the events of today with pictures:
The cars were lined up this morning, and ready for public inspection. We had ballots made up and handled those out to the general public so them could choose the cars they liked in a "People Choice" type award. We had best Pre-War, best Post-War and Best of Show categories. We had over 60 votes cast by the general public. Jim excluded his vehicles from the awards since he was co-hosting. Also since I didn't have my Clipper with me, I instead brought my stash of parts with me for sale at rock bottom prices.
Towards the end of the car show, both Jim and Craig did a tech session on two related topics. Engine oiling. Jim's from the perspective of the 356 motor and the various "fixes" Packard recommended to the 356 motor before finally changing the oil pump to a High Volume one in 1947 and also as recommended retrofit to any prior 356 motors upon rebuilding.
The difference in the teeth in between the 1940 356 pump and the 1947 version is deja vu all over again when you look at the Packard V8 Oil Pump, and the HV Olds Conversion Kit that is now available. Just comparing the teeth between the pumps you can see the exact same difference between the 1940/47 356 ones, and the V8/Olds ones.
With the tech session done and the car show wrapping up we all went off site to have a group dinner. While we only had 8 vehicles in attendance, we have over 30 Packards owners/spouses/friends in attendance to support us. 22 of them going us for dinner.
During dinner we announced the award recipients which are as follows.
Longest Distance Traveled To Car Show - John, Bremerton, WA
Longest Distance Packard Driven - Duane Gunn - Chandler, AZ
Peoples Choice Pre-War - Andy 1940 110
Peoples Choice Post-War - Duane Gunn - 1955 Clipper Custom
Peoples Choice Best of Show - Paul Cornwell - 1956 Executive
Don Laughlin Award - Robert McAtee - 1954 Patrician
Congrats to everyone, and also thank you to everyone that came out to support the event. The planning for next years event had already begun!
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