Re: your experience with 6 cyl Packard engines: 110/Six/Clipper Six

Posted by Ozstatman On 2009/12/11 17:49:09

Can't speak with any real knowledge or authority but just recently I "helped" with the exchange of a rebuilt 6 engine in lieu of the very tired original 6 in a '39 110. Hadn't driven the car prior to the change in engines but had ridden in it with the old engine. And have the opportunity to drive it last week with the re-built engine on board. My observations were there was plenty of power, throttle response very good, able to negotiate corners using top gear only and pulling well uphill from less than 20mph, accelerating all the way. It seems a strong and lively engine for its size. All this on an engine with about 100 miles on it since rebuild so limitations such as load, acceleration and top speed limitations were all considerations when driving it. Not helped by being RHD, in comparison to my '41 120 Coupe, so I managed to "change" the indicator stalk a number of times instead of the gear lever!