Re: Did Chevy consider Packard V8 BB Design?

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2009/2/21 19:18:02

No problemo, Jack. I just like to follow through on some of the rumors to see if any of them might be verifiable by those who have more knowledge than I do. I take issue when the rumors that I find and post as rumors are sometimes taken as my opinion, or worse, my support of them as facts.

As for the Packard V8 breaking NO new ground, it seems that it did so in at least one negative way, the piggy-back oil and vacuum pump setup. I don't know if any other manufacturer had the misfortune to replicate that.

Having said that, I wonder how many V8 head designs of that period had wedge-shaped combustion chambers like the Packard. Chrysler touted the 440 "wedge" many years later as though it was a proprietary design.

PS Just go on IMdB if you want to hear outlandish claims and get into flame wars. I trust the sincerity and common purpose behind what is shared here.