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Packard Clipper Gasser?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by nater, Apr 8, 2008.

  1. lakes modified
    Joined: Dec 2, 2001
    Posts: 1,283

    lakes modified
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    Hey Old beet: The one Everett had would beat the small block chev's all the time. He ran out of Salem & worked for the Salem Speed Shop at the time.He was killed in an ultra lite plane crash a number of years ago.His shop outside of Stayton, still builds race engines.
     
  2. old beet
    Joined: Sep 25, 2002
    Posts: 5,750

    old beet
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    Lakes, thanks for the reply. That was one fast Packard!! Everyone had great respect for the guy. Always went home with a trophy!!...............OLDBEET
     
  3. wbrw32
    Joined: Oct 27, 2007
    Posts: 7,314

    wbrw32
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    NATER.....go for it!!!!you might try to locate a Sam Tully..Shreveport,La..he had a Packard just like the one your wanting to build..Blew all the 55-56 chevies off
    Was always a winner at the drags and left everyone scratching thier heads..
    It was one bad *** Packard..No he was not crazy just wanted something different and he showed everone how to do it...This was in the mid fifties and
    everyone knew Sams Packard...
     
  4. nitrohonkey
    Joined: Jan 19, 2009
    Posts: 1,332

    nitrohonkey
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    You should do it just to spite everyone who says its a bad idea...dare to be different!
     

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