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Re: Alternate clutch Pressure plate
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Goingbush
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su8overdrive wrote:
GoingBush, i doubt shipping to Down Under vastly more expensive than within the States in this day and age. I sold a bulky part to a Packard owner in Norway and it wasn't greatly more than shipping to Canada or across the nation. Jeff Adkins will have the original Packard pressure plate as well.

Your project sounds interesting, esp. as i'm also a Chrysler fan. You may've read L.J.K. Setright. His favorite marques were Chrysler and Honda. While no fan of modern 350 SBC "retro rods," i can appreciate the real thing using vintage drivetrains. Big Kev, founder/host of this terrific site, is crafting a Jackard, or Packuar; a '37 Six conv. with XK six, which should be interesting, too.

Do you know or know of Peter Toet, technical officer of the Australian Packard Club? He and wife Ann own many interesting Packards, some mildly "tuned" but the real thing, and live in Canberra. Peter might have insight. He built Down Under's, perhaps the world's, fastest Mazda RX3 drag car for his son, and once re-engineered US Mack trucks for the Aussie army.

All best.

I don't know Peter but he will probably see what I'm doing as the project gains momentum..

The Chassis im using is a '29 Chrysler 75 , 121" wb, the boat tail body will be home made. Be a few years in the making, still collecting parts and working through my engines. I bought 5 288's from a local farm, im in the process of stripping & evaluating them to build one good engine for the speedster. End result should be similar to this picture (hopefully with a Packard radiator surround as I have a 29 Packard radiator here)

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Re: Alternate clutch Pressure plate
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su8overdrive
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If the above's your template, GoingBush, you'll have a fabulous, most worthwhile car. But forego the boattail. These quickly fell out of favor in Europe in the '20s, used on a few '30s cars in the US to entice a less cultured if moneyed set. Boattails are silly, and a simple tourer/roadster rear like most Cricklewood Bentleys will exude class a n d speed.

Posted on: 11/1 17:57
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