Re: 1942 Clipper

Posted by HH56 On 2022/11/17 10:58:33

That really is sad to hear because having AC would make it a somewhat rare car. Maybe the guy fell on hard times or lost interest but it is still sad the car did not get passed to someone else before the damage.

If you have the time and chance or, if like my storage, can even reach the item could you post a photo of the Clipper mounting bracket. For myself, I am curious exactly how and where it was bolted to the engine. Information on the compressor and mount for conventional body cars is plentiful while information and engine photos of Clippers seems much harder to find. Actually any information on the switch to the drivers side in Clippers is a question and seems to be an unmentioned or at least unanswered subject by any of the Packard writers.

Since they already had a proven and reliable mount on the passenger side and used the same engines in the Clipper am really curious why or what the benefits or reasons might have been to spend the money on a redesign to change sides. Not only did they need a new mount for the compressor they also had to relocate other components to make the change and in the case of the EC, maybe even made one of their newly introduced options unavailable in combination.