Re: 1947 Packard Super Clipper full frame engine trans for sale

Posted by Tim Cole On 2020/2/24 17:36:36

I'm not upset. The Super Clipper is not my favorite. I actually think the smaller hooded cars are better looking and I hate the wrap around grille bars. But to be quite frank I would rather not be seen in one. Driving around in old cars is ridiculous. I love the 1929 and 30 Packards. The look out over the hood from behind the wheel of the 29 is the ultimate. I love the vacuum tank, the one piece manifold, the crash gear box, the cable brakes, the oil slingers that never go bad, and the fact that they will run forever at 40-45 miles an hour. Some people claimed 250,000 miles on those motors. But still, going down the road in those things looks ridiculous. When I see antique cars driving around I think they look ridiculous the same way as wearing plus fours or a cutaway to the grocery store is nuts. So as far as I'm concerned if you don't like the mechanical aspects of those cars you should buy a new car. The engineers cannot understand why people pay so much money for old cars when they are designing such nice new ones. Once you spend some time in the lab you would understand why they feel that way.