i guess it's about time for Owen to show up and tell us:

"Now that you've had your fun and humor, let me bring us back to the original topic for a moment ..."

GUFAW HA HA HA HA HA !!!!

However, all of this has suddenly reminded me of several dash, window and other types stickers and decals that were popular during the 50's thru mid 70's era. I never cared much about stickers and decals but i'll start a different thread about those anyway. Remeber the "Mr Speed" cigar smoking wood pecker heads of the 60's and earlier???

Turbopackman "just about anything Italian is preferable to anything American made".

It is this sentiment (substitute German, French, Japanese) that has made America what it is today-a third world has been.

IMHO, and it's just that, my opinion, just about anything Italian is preferable to anything American made, Italian cars, Italian bikes, Italian food, Italian women.... if I didn't know any better, I'd say I probably have a little Roman Centurion blood in my family from way back when. I can't help it, I have a taste for the finer things in life, and those usually have the words "Made in Italy" in there somewhere.

Agreed....dollar for dollar... pound for pound, Corvette is a better value.

And WalMart is a better then value than Prada.

And JC Penny's is a better value than Gucci.

And K-Mart is a better value than Ferragamo.

dollar for dollar... pound for pound...

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Mercedes mismanaged Chrysler? Or was Chrysler impossible to manage?

Sorry... but I'll put my faith in Mercedes... perhaps the world's premier automaker.

"Like I stated before Fiat doesn't have the money on hand to start up production and build up a dealer network from scratch in the US."

Uh so? And does Chysler have the money on hand to start up production and build up a dealer network from scratch in the world markets that Fiat is in?

"It is very interesting how Fiat helps prop Ferrari up with selling most of its engine production to another company owned by Fiat MASERATI."

Is it strange that engines are shared among Fiat brands?

Mal,
I have nominated you and Wade for "PInfo Archeologists of the Week" award.

Hope you find your glasses.

DanL

Feed your head!

Saturday 31st January 2009

Earlier in the week I'd arranged to meet Wade early at the workshop this morning. We were going in Wades Dual Cab Ute to view the 40's Packard engine and O/D trans that Wayne, in the Packard club with a nice '36 120, had told me about back in November, when I met him at the show and shine at Wyong on the Central Coast of New South Wales. Wayne lives at Toowoon Bay while the Packard engine and trans were at Long Jetty a short distance away, all being on the Central Coast. It's about 55 miles north from the Workshop and we were met there by Wayne in his 'yard'. The yard comprises a house up on platforms waiting to be transported, a portable office that was locked, a large extra-extra wide trailer for hauling large oversize portable buildings and a semi-rig with a fork lift on board and longer trailer also for hauling portable buildings. The rest of the yard had lots of "stuff" spread around it including the Packard parts in question. What does Wayne do for a living? Why move large portable buildings of course!

Wayne told us there are actually 2 engines and both had their heads off and are sitting outdoors. Have identified the engine lying on it's side as a 1948 288 thanks to the Packard Engine Serial Number Reference chart here on PackardInfo -https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/article/view.article.php?246 The other engine's serial number couldn't be deciphered because of the rust and crud on it, so we'll find out what it is later. There was also a complete rear end assembly with sway bar and I noted at least one of the tyres was a 7:60 x 15". Other parts were a couple of oil filters with oil lines attached, a tailshaft, a badly broken carburettor, a steering box, a front engine mount, a distributor and some other bits and pieces. After looking them over Wade asked Wayne how much he wanted for it all to be met by the reply "Nothing, it's yours"! That was a surprise! Apparently Wayne had envisioned putting the O/D trans in the '36 but that was some years ago and other things intervened in the meantime and he didn't end up doing it, obviously. He's now looking to move the parts on before they get too much further degraded and end up going to the tip. And by moving them on into Wade's and my hands whatever is excess to our requirements will be available to other Packard club members should they require it.

That was entirely unexpected, especially as I'd stopped at an ATM on the way to the workshop to ensure I had cash in my pocket. But there was a snag, the engines were difficult to access, there were a couple of concrete drainage pipes between them and the Ute. Plus Wayne didn't have any lifting equipment on site. So we loaded up the O/D trans(which might be a R6 - EDIT, It's an R9!), which is without a solenoid or governor, the rear end and the rest of the parts literally lying around in the weeds. It also transpired that the portable office was locked and the guy with the key is in hospital at present. The head for one of the engines is definitely in the office and there could be some other parts in there as well. Wade said if Wayne could get the 2 engines on a pallet it would probably be easiest that way as the palleted engines will fit in the back of the Ute and would also help in unloading at the workshop with the forklift there. So I'll call Wayne next week to find out whats happening and then we'll take things from there. When we got back to the workshop used the forklift to lift out the rear end, a lot easier than getting it on board at Long Jetty, and then used a hand pallet trolley to get it over to Wades work area. Also used the hand pallet trolley for the O/D trans with most of the other bits being carried to their resting place. Monday will see some tidy up, culling and initial dis-assembly and cleaning to help determine exactly what we've got and whether all the parts are worth keeping. And leaving the workshop to go home after the unloading found I'd lost my glasses, so there was a cost to this after all. They could well be in amongst the weeds at Wayne's yard.

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Dan,

Thanks for the good wishes. Just a little correction, it's "ONE941"

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i need to get on board with this PI stuff, i feel like i am being left behind...

Kev,

Glad to hear PInfo got such good PR, maybe even a blessing from the leaders there.

Enjoy your time at PI mtg.

DanL

Mal,
Congrats on the new project blog - "Wades Workshop"

You are indeed a busy, self confessed Packard Zealot.

It is a good thing you are retired so you can keep up with yourself.

May you enjoy many (mishap-free) miles in the "ONE1941."

DanL