Re: Is overdrive really necessary?

Posted by Dave Kenney On 2014/11/4 18:27:06

I must admit that I remember when the legal speed limit on highways was 50 MPH. Even today where I live the legal speed limit is still only 55MPH even on our newly reconstructed 4 lane sections of the Trans-Canada Highway. Hardly speeds that would challenge any 1930' s let alone a 1955-56 Packard I imagine. No real need for OD unless you did long distance touring on the Great Plains, Nevada deserts or the Canadian prairies where the landscape is flat for miles and miles and roads are straight. Nevertheless I really enjoyed the feature on my 1947 Super Clipper. It allowed me the luxury of staying with Interstate traffic and cruise quietly and seemingly effortlessly.