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How fast have you been in a Packard?
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Started this tread elsewhere, this crowd may be more entertaining...
Post up!

Posted on: 2013/11/1 10:51
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Re: How fast have you been in a Packard?
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in my personal Packard 0 mph

in others...no more then 40 i would say.

Posted on: 2013/11/1 10:54
1937 Packard 138-CD Deluxe Touring Limousine
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Re: How fast have you been in a Packard?
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125 MPH in a 1956 Carribbean, on the Packard Proving Grounds test track, 1982.

Posted on: 2013/11/1 11:54
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lucky.....

fyi....i was 1 years old.

Posted on: 2013/11/1 11:55
1937 Packard 138-CD Deluxe Touring Limousine
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[url=https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/registry/View.php?ID=232]1955 Packard
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Re: How fast have you been in a Packard?
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Approx. 100 mph in a 1955 Clipper Custom 50 years ago.
Approx. 80 mph in my 1956 Clipper DeLuxe this summer.

Tom

Posted on: 2013/11/1 12:33
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Re: How fast have you been in a Packard?
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Quote:

MrPushbutton wrote:
125 MPH in a 1956 Carribbean, on the Packard Proving Grounds test track, 1982.


Mr PB:

I was there ! I was a passenger in a 1956 Patrician and I think we did about 80 mph on the track. I wish I could remember the name of the driver/owner. He was a Motor City Packard member.

The most I have done in my '53 is 70 mph.

Posted on: 2013/11/1 12:36
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Re: How fast have you been in a Packard?
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Garrett Cuellar
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50-55 MPH in my '52 last night.

-Garrett

Posted on: 2013/11/1 12:36
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1952 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan


" If you don't go when you want to go, when you do go, you'll find you've gone"- Burt Munro
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My unrestored 1940 110 coupe will do 60 MPH comfortably (it doesn't have the optional overdrive).65 is tops so far.

Posted on: 2013/11/1 12:37
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Re: How fast have you been in a Packard?
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approx 85mph taking my "300" in for her restoration in 2002.Had a lot of pedal left too.

Posted on: 2013/11/1 12:59
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85 mph in John Wemple's 37 V-12 and it was breezing along.

Posted on: 2013/11/1 13:23
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