Re: 1955 Clipper custom with 2 four barrel engine

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2008/1/29 15:55:48

Until such time as someone can produce a piece of Packard literature that states that the dual quads were an option on cars other than the Caribbeans, I'd have to see it noted on the build slip to believe that it was original to the car. I have no doubt that some dealers bought the required parts from the factory and made the conversion to satisfy a demanding customer (anything to see a car in those last days); in the absence of a dealer invoice showing this, I think it most likely that the conversions were done after the cars were sold -- certainly the parts were available from SP and then SASCO for many years. Until such time as that piece of factory information legitimatizing dual quads on non-Caribbeans surfaces, the only cars that should have them are engines with the Utica plant "C" prefix.