Re: Packard Trips

Posted by Jim/KB1MCV On 2020/8/27 8:04:02

A week or so ago I took the '39 on a day trip to the New Hampshire White Mountains. The distance covered was just under 200 miles.
At a overlook rest area in North Conway I was talking to a gentleman (another geezer like me) and after the usual old car back and forth I found he had been acquainted with the previous owner. Small world.
From North Conway the route is uphill to Gorham and lunch at J's Corner Restaurant and Lounge. I recommend the clam chowder.
A few miles east of Gorham on Rt.2 I took the Evans Notch road back into the White Mountain National Forest. The road weaves in and out of Maine And New Hampshire and is about a lane and a half wide which makes oncoming traffic interesting.
From there country roads to Fryeburg ME. and back into southern Maine.
The only other prewar car I spotted was a ~39 Mercury as I was leaving the Evans Notch road.
The Super Eight has been delivering 14 to 16 MPG all summer since I installed the EE23 carb I rebuilt winter before last. I have to confess to being a fan of the BW overdrive.
Jim