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Great topic.
I drove a friends 55' Patrician....I've also driven a 1968 Buick Wildcat, a 61' Buick LeSabre and a 1950 Packard.....ALL drove very different...much more concentration involved than todays cars. Alot more ''involvement'' also....parking brakes, gear shifts, clutches in some....not only that, but cars of yesteryear were for the most part, larger, and had more blind spots, AND smaller mirrors! haha.
Posted on: 2009/5/19 16:02
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Those Mayfair coupes were realllly nice lookin' cars! Welcome to the site!
Posted on: 2009/5/17 17:44
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LOL! Yeah...........THAT right there is my
favorite car EVER!!!! Thanx for the link! I have it on my favorites list. Roman
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Hey Tom,
Thanx.....that'd be kool. My grandmother was born in 1931! Same as your Rumble coupe! lol. Great pics of the restoration!
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Hey 120c;
Have you seen this video on Youtube?? You said you wanted a club sedan or formal; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6Wip4A6LnM&feature=channel_page
Posted on: 2009/5/6 18:23
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Either way, it was running very smoothly, very quiet, and very low (rpm).
Posted on: 2009/5/6 18:19
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Hey Tom, sounds kool....what year/model do you have?
There was a (1930's) Packard Eight last year at the Fathers day show.....the owner started it up and it ran sooooo smooooooth. That engine musta been idling at 400-500 rpm...smooth as silk.
Posted on: 2009/5/6 17:09
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Hey 120! Thanx for the info!
My friend Ken lives in Rockford with his Patrician....he doesn't get to Chicago much, rarely drives his Packard out of Rockford. I'll ask him tho! I'd love to learn more about POC!! I love the twelves....I saw a red 34' Detrich Victoria at the Oakbrook center on Fathers Day that I fell in love with 2 years ago! Amazing car. Personally I think the 12's were superior to Cadillacs 12's and 16's. At any rate, I'd love to meet some of the local Packard guys! Thanx much! Roman
Posted on: 2009/5/6 17:05
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Every year I go to the Oakbrook Center for
the fathers day car show.....I'm SURE some of you guys are going to that?.... Roman
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(Below is a pic of me looking under a 1936 Pierce Arrow 12 parked at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum.)
Thanx much 120 and Tom! No, I'm not a member of any Packard clubs, and I wasn't aware of any in the Chicago area. I live in the Lakeview neighborhood. I don't have a Packard, I've only driven my friends 55' Patrician (GOBS of torque!). I hope to SOME day own a 1934-39 Twelve (hey, we can all dream!) A list of cars that I've owned are; 1979 Buick Limited 1976 Buick Limited 1992 Buick Roadmaster Limited 1987 Cadillac Fleetwood Broagham 1986 Buick LeSabre Estate Wagon 2004 Mercedes Benz E55 (that I'm currently selling!) My list of DREAM cars; 1934 Packard Twelve Boattail Speedster (ha! never gonna afford one!) 1958 Buick Limited 2010 Rolls Royce Phantom EWB (forgive me for those who are not fans of the Rolls!) Roman Attach file:  (34.55 KB)
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