First ride in the "55
Posted by Ray17015 On 2013/5/24 8:11:19
Greetings all,
My new acquisition meets the kids. The wife however is insisting on no more rides until seatbelts are installed. I don't love the free one in the background any less, but running and driving is super nice. The car itself is a survivor in remarkable shape, (to my novice mind), temp guage and clock inop, but that really is about it. The carb is poorly setup, running quite rich which makes it stumble on take off unless I am VERY gentle. Brakes work well, but man are they stiff to start. I don't imagine that that is normal, but they do work well once engaged. Now the focus shifts to the honey do list - and then resumption on the '28!!
I bet that not many take their old Packards out in the rain, but hey, it needed cleaning anyway.
Ray,
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My new acquisition meets the kids. The wife however is insisting on no more rides until seatbelts are installed. I don't love the free one in the background any less, but running and driving is super nice. The car itself is a survivor in remarkable shape, (to my novice mind), temp guage and clock inop, but that really is about it. The carb is poorly setup, running quite rich which makes it stumble on take off unless I am VERY gentle. Brakes work well, but man are they stiff to start. I don't imagine that that is normal, but they do work well once engaged. Now the focus shifts to the honey do list - and then resumption on the '28!!
I bet that not many take their old Packards out in the rain, but hey, it needed cleaning anyway.
Ray,
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