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Skriven 2014-02-28 17:02:00 av TOM WALKER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av ROY WITT
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RW>When I began to notice cars around 1952, I used to visit a Texaco station
RW>down the street that had a 3 stall garage in the back where two mechanics
RW>(garage owners) worked on cars. One of them owned a Packard 120, straight
RW>eight convertible and a flathead v12 powered Lincoln Zaphyr convertible.

RW> RN> During my high school years, which go back a long way, there was a
RW> RN> couple living next door who had a 1949 Packard and I often dreamt
RW> RN> about driving it, but didn't get the chance.  It looked out of place
RW> RN> among all the Chevys and Fords and Plymouths in town, but so did a
RW> RN> lot of other cars.  It was an expensive automobile to own and operate
RW> RN> and if I had known at the time that Packard had three of their V-12s
RW> RN> powering our PT boats, I might have ended up with one.

RW>Packard built a lot of Rolls-Royce V12 engines that powered such things as
RW>the British SpitFire and our own Mustang P51s and P38s. They made about
RW>1700hp...

RW> RN> A Packard such as the one you had would bring an unbelievable price
RW> RN> today, if restored.

RW>I was going to say, not with a Chevy V8 in it. But then you added; if
RW>restored. 8^)

RW> RN> You could name your selling price, but then you wouldn't have it
RW> RN> anymore.

RW>Yeah but, with the proceeds from that sale, he could go out and buy a 2014
RW>Corvette and go much faster.


Riding in GM Junk is not nearly as fine as one oprf those O)ld Packards.
Sure you might impress the girls in the Vette for as you age that is not
nearly as importnt as soem think
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