Re: V8 engine castings

Posted by Jack Vines On 2010/8/18 22:34:16

I have no first-hand knowledge of who bought the property. However, here are some thoughts:

1. Industrial property transfers often take years to complete after the deal is made.
2. S-P knew Packard was dead in '55. Most blocks and heads I've seen have 1955 casting dates. 1956 dated parts are quite rare. They probably cast what they thought they'd need and shut 'er down mid-1956.
3. No way Packard engine casting was moved to another facility. No reason to do it, since they had still had stacks of leftover engines when car production ceased. Newman and Altman sold complete Packard V8s for several years, up into the 1960s.

jack vines