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Now here's a real Packard rail!
 For more info on the engine and the dragster see this link under the title Packard V-8 Engines. Attach file:  (32.73 KB)
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/o[]o\ ====  Bowral, Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia "Out of chaos comes order" - Nietzsche. 1938 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD 1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD 1948 Super Eight Limo, chassis RHD - SOLD 1950 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD What's this? Put your Packard in the Packard Vehicle Registry! Here's how! Any questions - PM or email me at ozstatman@gmail.com |
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Mal, tactical mistake! This car may impresses the bored lady but ... it is a single-seater.
 Against all odds I microwaved your (admittedly) real rail to bronze it but Dave's (O_D) pic still keeps ahead to win her favor. BTW Please send the link to Snapey. Attach file: (40.67 KB)
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--> When monorail came to Houston
Houston in 1956. A futuristic monorail, the Trailblazer, driven by two Packard engines and accompanied by two beautiful hostesses went on its skyrail to carry up to 55 passengers. As if the monorail wasn't high enough the driver needed a stepladder to access his roofless compartment. [picture sources: www.blog.chron.com and --> that's the deep link for the pics shown in post #10] Attach file: (28.20 KB) (36.16 KB) (39.67 KB)
Posted on: 2012/4/26 12:11
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I think I just got railroaded!
Posted on: 2012/4/26 14:19
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/o[]o\ ==== Bowral, Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia "Out of chaos comes order" - Nietzsche. 1938 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD 1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD 1948 Super Eight Limo, chassis RHD - SOLD 1950 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD What's this? Put your Packard in the Packard Vehicle Registry! Here's how! Any questions - PM or email me at ozstatman@gmail.com |
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--> The Wave of the Future?
"...As with so much other technology, when you look under the hood, you can be in for a disappointment. The Trailblazer used two stodgy Packard 352′s which drove transmissions connected to rubber tires which rode on top of the monorail..." [source of quotation & pictures: www.traintalkbloggers.wordpress.com] Attach file: (51.52 KB) (22.93 KB) (24.89 KB) (24.26 KB)
Posted on: 2012/4/26 16:33
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Where are those batwing air cleaners????
Posted on: 2012/4/26 21:05
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Quote:
... Can't understand why the author of the article is so dismissive and sardonic. Well, what looked like coming from another planet sparked hopes for a new technology. Every conventional screw damped those fantasies. But let's listen to Ricardo, an eyewitness: "Yep...that's the Monorail I remember. The ride was so smooth and quiet...they even had 'stewardesses' on board. Such a cool idea that was never pursued..." [quotation source: www.houstorian.wordpress.com] As far as known "our" train carried out his duties faithfully for 8 years and both locations Houston and Dallas operate a monorail down to the present day. [pictures source: LIFE Inc.] Attach file: (32.96 KB) (63.41 KB) (70.57 KB)
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I think I just got railroaded! Come on Mal, do the locomotion! <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Qt9cnNRCdsk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> [picture source: LIFE Inc.] Attach file: (42.62 KB)
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After more than 20 years, after a stormy and controversial start, Sydney's Monorail is coming to an end. As far as I'm aware no Packard parts were used in its construction, or soon to be destruction for that matter! It might even end up on eBay.
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/o[]o\ ==== Bowral, Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia "Out of chaos comes order" - Nietzsche. 1938 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD 1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD 1948 Super Eight Limo, chassis RHD - SOLD 1950 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD What's this? Put your Packard in the Packard Vehicle Registry! Here's how! Any questions - PM or email me at ozstatman@gmail.com |
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