Re: Lost things out to the daylight

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2010/8/11 12:05:11

Somewhere around here I have a Tom McCahill road test of the 1952 Packards in which he quotes a Packard executive as stating they will build any of their cars with manual or automatic transmission. McCahill applauds this policy and says Packard treats their customers like free thinking Americans not prestige buying stooges.

How long this policy continued I do not know. I believe they would also put their largest engine in a Clipper on request, as I have heard of such cars being used in the Carrera Panamericana in the 50s.

That is an unusual Patrician for sure. But one I would like to own.