Re: Fuel Tank Whistle

Posted by Scott On 2023/4/1 16:16:11

So the belief is the whistle was a Packard exclusive feature that began with the '41 Clipper and ended after the '51's -- a ten year span interrupted by the war.

That makes them very unique.

My father happens to have a '42 Senior Packard, no whistle.

Per a quick online search the automatic shut-off gasoline pump first appeared in 1939 but was rather crude to begin with. I'm sure it took many years afterwards for automatic shut-off to become commonplace in the field. I suppose the transitional period could have been particularly confusing as you may not know if it was or wasn't, but back then stations almost always had attendants and were not self-serve, for good reason.