Re: Packard Proving Grounds Open House

Posted by BH On 2008/10/20 17:37:08

Kip56 -

Thank you VERY MUCH for clarifying that detail. The notion that all-chrome was less than correct raised an eyebrow with me. All of my '56 cars are all-chrome with cloisonne (including one Pat that was built with the chrome-plated steel grille screen).

I didn't recall the explanation as published in TPC, but knew PAC's V8 form roster asking which of three different types your car had.

Just because something comes out of a box in one particular style doesn't necessarily mean all were that way. Unlike more recent years in the industry, parts back then might have undergone one or more minor revisions with NO change in part number - just a note on the engineering drawing (blueprint).