Re: how to rail a Packard
Posted by Guscha On 2020/3/2 21:29:18
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Mal, thanks for the translation work. A decade later Packard tortured its products with rubber wheels on rails.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1949 Packard nine-tenths right side view, going down railroad tracks, male driver. Photo caption on back from Packard News Service: Power, performance and stability of the newly announced Packard Golden Anniversary line was thoroughly tested at the 504-acre Packard Proving Grounds north of Detroit, Mich., the new Golden Anniversary Packard super deluxe touring sedan shown here speeds through the strenuous 'railroad-tie' torture, designed to test the riding qualities and stability of the car, this Golden Anniversary super deluxe has increased power (150-horsepower) and a longer wheelbase (127-inches) than comparable preceding models.
Item # EB01e336
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
...The car was a 1938 model American Packard with rubber wheels and was used on the road...
Mal, thanks for the translation work. A decade later Packard tortured its products with rubber wheels on rails.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1949 Packard nine-tenths right side view, going down railroad tracks, male driver. Photo caption on back from Packard News Service: Power, performance and stability of the newly announced Packard Golden Anniversary line was thoroughly tested at the 504-acre Packard Proving Grounds north of Detroit, Mich., the new Golden Anniversary Packard super deluxe touring sedan shown here speeds through the strenuous 'railroad-tie' torture, designed to test the riding qualities and stability of the car, this Golden Anniversary super deluxe has increased power (150-horsepower) and a longer wheelbase (127-inches) than comparable preceding models.
Item # EB01e336
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
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