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Some people used to say that they made good boat anchors.
Yes, John, and a lot of the time it's Chevy people who make cracks like that about Buick, Olds, etc. big-blocks. For a laugh some time look up some of the actual weights and even the supposed "small block" Chevy will be heavier than some of the competition's BB.
What Packard V8 says for the most part is true, these were Chevy Truck engines, designed at a time when Chevy was considering going all out with gasoline powered heavy trucks and even over-the-road tractor trailer rigs to compete with the diesel rigs.
Not only did they eventually give in to the other diesels, but GMC beat GM itself with the civilian version of the "Jimmy" 2-cycle. A real hairy monster.
Why did Chevrolet insist on dropping the BB in cars? Horsepower wars, I suppose. Get-em-up 409. But it sure did make for some nose-heavy rides,
V8's post also mentioned the only engine offered in the debut Corvette... first answer gets the prize... a chance to try to find anything amiss in Jack's writeup. It won't be easy. Good luck!
Jack, thanks for the verification of the Packard V8/Chevy BB rumor, and thanks to Turbo Eric for putting the bug in my ear leading to this thread.
Some more fun Packard trivia to perhaps expand upon if more info comes to light.
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