Exploding Fans?

Posted by patgreen On 2014/5/17 12:54:39

While reading at the Studebaker Turning Wheels site I noticed a reference to the famous Packard exploding fans.

The poster declared that fifties Packard fans frequently split apart firing bits of shrapnel.

As often happens, the poster was absolutely positive....

Is there anything to this, and--if so--what?