Has anyone had any experience with the gener-ator? This is an alternator installed in the generator housing. Sounds like a good idea. Any idea of cost and installation problems? I would like to get one for my 55 clipper with an auto-lite system.

My Clipper with 372 cubic inch engine gets about 10 mpg in combination hiway and around town. This is with an od 3 speed. I do not run it in od very often though. It has a dual point conversion and radial tires. This is about the same mileage I got with it when I had an Ultramatic in it.
I Had a 55, 400 that I converted to solid state. The conversion had no effect on mileage.

I assume your Parician was not a 55 or 56 as power steering was standard. Did you have to install the ram or connect the tie rods? The ram mounting is what bothers me. Are the holes already in the frame to accept it?

On a 55 Patrician I had, that hole contained the rear seat speaker switch. The car had air and the hole where the speaker switch normally would go contained the air control.

Sorry for the two pics. Guess I did something wrong.

I like bare bone cars too. This is my Panama. Radio, heater,power brakes and od..When I park it next to my Caribbean, more people seem to relate to the Clipper

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The car is not hard to steer when rolling. It is when it is standing still and I am trying to park it. I have radial tires on the car and the front suspension was rebuilt several years ago. It is well greased. The old muscles are just not what they once were.

I'm getting to old to fight the manual steering in my Clipper. I am thinking of buying a parts car that became available with power steering and dealer air. (Air in the trunk) What would be involved in switching the Power Steering? Would I have to swap out the steeing gear box? I noticed it is a different part number but it is it really necessary? It doesn't look too difficult. My Clipper already has the double crankcase pulley as I swapped out the engine several years ago with a 56 Patrician.

about ten years ago I sold a 56 Caribbean hardtop to a gentleman in Germany. It was a complete original car with all the pieces. The top was pretty well rusted out and I forwarned him of this. He said it was not a problem: The top from a 400 would work. I think the clipper top would work also.

The windlace on the rear quarter panel on a 55 Constellation I am considering buying goes up all the way to the window sill and tucks underneath it. It is also that way on my Caribbean and Panama although those two do not have original interiors. The Constellation is all original.