Re: How fast have you been in a Packard?

Posted by Craig Hendrickson On 2013/11/2 16:22:08

I can't beat Paul in Las Vegas story (which I related above), but in 1999 I drove my 55 Pat and my 1972 Eldo from Las Vegas to Reno for "Hot August Nights", a really big car show (4000+ cars). That is 420 miles one way. We drove both cars at very high speed (85+) the whole way in 100F+ temps. The Pat did much better than the Eldo, particularly on some of the relatively rare uneven road sections (due to the performance of the T-L).

A modern car would be hard pressed to match that. I've posted before how good these V-8 cars are at high speed.

Craig