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Has anyone looked at the "1947 Packard Clipper roadster" on Ebay?!?
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Posted on: 2010/1/6 14:06
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Re: Has anyone looked at the "1947 Packard Clipper roadster" on Ebay?!?
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Horrors, horrors, horrors! What a hulking beast!! If he was going to put in all that effort and $, better IMHO that he tried to make a replica of the 42 Clipper Darrin one-off and kept an authentic chassis and driveline.

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Posted on: 2010/1/6 14:12
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Re: Has anyone looked at the "1947 Packard Clipper roadster" on Ebay?!?
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Even if it was, it was a rare car, as the owner states it was "originally a 4 door hardtop Clipper".

Things I see wrong with this car right off the bat:
#1-It's peach.
#2-It has an Oldsmobile engine in it, yuck.

What it has going for it:
#1-It's called "The Great Pretender", yup, that's an adequate name for that ugly POS.

All this can be be explained by the fact that the owner/builder lives in Rhode Island. They do weird things to cars in RI, and there's a LOT of strange people there....

Posted on: 2010/1/6 14:14
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Re: Has anyone looked at the "1947 Packard Clipper roadster" on Ebay?!?
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Now Dave, THAT'S a beautiful car!!

Posted on: 2010/1/6 14:15
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Re: Has anyone looked at the "1947 Packard Clipper roadster" on Ebay?!?
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Turbopackman wrote:
Even if it was, it was a rare car, as the owner states it was "originally a 4 door hardtop Clipper".

Things I see wrong with this car right off the bat:
#1-It's peach.
#2-It has an Oldsmobile engine in it, yuck.

What it has going for it:
#1-It's called "The Great Pretender", yup, that's an adequate name for that ugly POS.

All this can be be explained by the fact that the owner/builder lives in Rhode Island. They do weird things to cars in RI, and there's a LOT of strange people there....


Watch your tongue there sonny

Posted on: 2010/1/6 14:34
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Re: Has anyone looked at the "1947 Packard Clipper roadster" on Ebay?!?
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Watch your tongue there sonny


LMFAO!!!


I was really surprised that the owner's name wasn't "Phil".... I figured that he was a relative of yours... I like how it has a Toronado transaxle and front wheel drive, weren't we discussing just that for your '38 the other day???

Posted on: 2010/1/6 14:49
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Re: Has anyone looked at the "1947 Packard Clipper roadster" on Ebay?!?
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No we were discussing putting a Fiero transaxle in place of the rear axle of the Packard and keeping the straight 8 in the front
I saw that car at a show last summer - not something I would like but it was nicely done.

Posted on: 2010/1/6 15:17
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That car reminds me of a line from my favorite Christmas movie.

"He looks like a Pink Nightmare...."

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Posted on: 2010/1/6 15:25
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Re: Has anyone looked at the "1947 Packard Clipper roadster" on Ebay?!?
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LOL! Somebody put and Oldsmobile engine in a Packard? Thats just absurd, im going to move to Rhode Island! Is that off the coast, near the Canary Islands?

Posted on: 2010/1/6 15:55
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Re: Has anyone looked at the "1947 Packard Clipper roadster" on Ebay?!?
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LOL! Somebody put and Oldsmobile engine in a Packard? Thats just absurd, im going to move to Rhode Island! Is that off the coast, near the Canary Islands?


I know, it's amazing what some people do and think is "cool".


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No we were discussing putting a Fiero transaxle in place of the rear axle of the Packard and keeping the straight 8 in the front


We also discussed the Toronado transaxle as well, for one of my projects. But it's ok, I understand memory loss gets worse as you get older...

Posted on: 2010/1/6 16:20
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