1930 Packard Roadster
- chachi
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Re: 1930 Packard Roadster
Very neat! Some wind wings on that thing.
- Westy78
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Re: 1930 Packard Roadster
Very cool. I think Colin was talking about something similar this last weekend at Maupin.
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- tristessa
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Re: 1930 Packard Roadster
Aren't those things a kick in the pants?chachi wrote: the adjustments to the (updraft) carburetor, it's a goer.
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- Mr Blotto
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That is so great - I got chills just watching the video! My Dad has dreams of firing up his old '37 Plymouth Coupe.
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- chachi
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I've been double clutching ever since he left Miami. Left leg is getting large.
- Amskeptic
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You need to try an old car's straight-cut gears where the gear shift rod is moving the forks themselves. It is an art form, a Brute Precision requiring muscled delicacy.Jivermo wrote:I've been double clutching ever since he left Miami. Left leg is getting large.
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