Packard Forum Index » V-8 (1955-56)

Quote:

Dave, this time you made me sweat but I found the date.

"12 7 48"

That's --> the source.

Attach file:

---

  (97.87 KB)

Ross,

You posed an interesting question saying that you thought the LC was on straight 8 heads or were you crazy??. Actually both are entirely possible, look at the facts.
There is photo documentation of the LC on the cylinder head and a cursory examination of the heads of most Packard enthusiasts supports the theory that we're all a bit crazy.

There are cracked heads out there of both kinds.

Dave, after digging a bit deeper I understand that the mentioned date (12 7 48) is the block casting date instead of the head casting date. Please compare the complete related thread to be in the picture.


Edit: The engine in question has been replaced.

To turn the clock back to 1928:




8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1928 Packard factory scene, four African American workers pouring molten metal into a steel mold, two men standing on either side of mold.

Item # EB01e803

Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.