Re: How many folks on this site DO NOT belong to a local Packard club?

Posted by Jim L. in OR On 2012/9/15 22:07:41

A 4 speed Hydramatic, huh. Was the car that way when you bought it or was that something you added. Did it still have the Packard V8? What alterations were made to accommodate the Hydramatic? I'd really be interested to know how that worked. Not that I'm planing on doing away with my '55 Patrician's T-U - it's working better each drive I take in it. I guess it's just that I like the 4 speed Hydramatic, have heard it brought up as in "Why didn't Packard use the Hydramatic like Lincoln did".

I too have a soft spot for a solid dark blue '56 Patrician. One of those "made the sale" for me when I was 8 years old. Almost bought one once in 1966 - could have been the same one I fell for in the showroom of Donahue Motors in Albany, OR. I still kick myself over that.

As for a Packard Club, this is the only club I'm a member of. There is a potential in my for an eccentric recluse.