Yes, The company is Bentsen's Speed Gems. According to the web site. The rear cross member is available at extra cost. Also the site says contact Bob. He has worked out a solution using the origional stock push button assembly. I personally have a column mount shift. He also sells the the cable kit for the lockup converter.

Hi, is anyone familer with the 700 R4 swap offed by Speed Gems, Inc. I have been reshearching them as I wish to remove my Ultramatic for a 700 R4. The Ultramatic is not working again! and I'm sick of it!. I happened to have a rebuilt 700R4 from another project, but would like to know if this swap kit they sell really works?. Rather than have the old drive shaft retrofitted. I decided to have a new one made. As I have a 56 Clipper, it's Dana 44 rear end. All the parts are available to convert the drive shaft to use 1310 U joints. I after I do this I will post all the parts and numbers used, incase other with to do the same thing. Dave

Yes, I will. Say, can you instruct me how to put a picture of my Clipper, in the box where my name is? I have looked all over the site and can't find any instructions.

Dave

Oh my gosh!. That was not someyhing I expected to here. That is such a shame. Well I guess I was smart to print some of his modifications. But still sad.

Hello to all. I have a 56 Clipper Custom Constellation. I restored it myself over almost 7 years. I ran it stock for 8 years. Around 2014 I began some more modern up grades. I began to work with many of Craig Hendrickson's ideas. Brilliant man. I had to stop from that year until now because a change in my carrier. I'm retired now and want to get back to it. But I am not able to find so much of the info I saw years ago for Craig's Packard Panther Project. Is there anyway of getting a hold of him?