Re: Men bet their lives on it - the Packard-built Merlin V-12
Posted by Packard5687 On 2017/3/30 11:07:10
<i>"I found this thread interesting. Knowing that Packard stopped car production in March of '42 to build the Merlin engines and also suspect they were building the marine engines for the PT boats.
But all this brought about more thoughts and questions. How did the war effect the number of males working for Packard? Did they hire women, we hear all about "Rosie, the riveter" but what about Martha the mechanic? Did Packard hire a significant amount of women to cover the shortages in their workforce? "</i>
Watch the videos at my blog post. Many of your questions are answered.
Yes, the PT boats were exclusively Packard-powered. Three Packard Marine V-12s in each PT boat.https://56packardman.com/2015/12/08/gear-head-tuesday-packard-v-12-powered-pt-boats/
But all this brought about more thoughts and questions. How did the war effect the number of males working for Packard? Did they hire women, we hear all about "Rosie, the riveter" but what about Martha the mechanic? Did Packard hire a significant amount of women to cover the shortages in their workforce? "</i>
Watch the videos at my blog post. Many of your questions are answered.
Yes, the PT boats were exclusively Packard-powered. Three Packard Marine V-12s in each PT boat.https://56packardman.com/2015/12/08/gear-head-tuesday-packard-v-12-powered-pt-boats/
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