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West Peterson wrote: The "Packenberg" was NOT built on a Packard "Light Eight" chassis. It was a Super Eight... 903, I believe. The Light Eight is easily distinguishable by its steeply raked "shovel nose" grille. The Packenberg is a much, much bigger car than the Light Eight.
My info was wrong then. (And no...I didn't get it from an auction catalog.)
Now you've got me wondering what a J engine in a Light Eight would do...hehe.
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I know what you meant, though.
Somewhere I've got an old NL article on ACD-engined hot rods. It will take some digging to find it though.
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Just curious....
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I think Bill meant the Packenberg, which is a 900 Light Eight with a Duesenberg engine installed and modifications made to accept it.
The Clemans car was a stock J chassis (J-396 / 2410) which originally had a Derham Sedan body for a short time. The Packard roadster body was installed by the New York factory branch and was brand-new when it was put on.
Both cars exist. The Packenburg is in WA State, last I heard, and Harry Yeaggy has J-396 / 2410 (now with engine J-434).
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Are you referring the Packard bodied car that Melvin Clemens owned?
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A More interesting car was a Duesenberg engine in an early thirties Packard light eight. The Duesenberg engine was not stock. He used to heap humiliation on the local hot rodders.
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Most likely I have pictures of it then........ or at least negatives of it still. Kept my negatives, gave my photos away.
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I did not get a photo.
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No clue if it's actually been in the festival or the parade. I would love to know who owns it now as well.
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Very cool.
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I sent you a PM on Bob Hickman, btw.
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And the Galaxie only runs when it wants to. Say if I drive it someplace and turn it off...... it'll stay there overnight before it wants to start again and while you are tinkering with it under the hood it rains cats and dogs, OR I could have it towed to the Dealership only to have it start right up so they can't figure out whats wrong with it.
Yeah... it's fun owning old cars.
maybe I'll photoshop the 2 together to see what it looks like.
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...the Geo perhaps?
Honestly, if Geronimo had been built any time other than the 1940s, there would be an outcry over using a Duesenberg engine like that. I think it's cool. Must be a blast to tear through downtown Auburn in.
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