Packard began development on what became known as the Packard 1A-2775 X-24 aircraft engine, which came to fruition and took to the skies for the first time at the 1927 Schneider Trophy race.
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I'm only surprised that one has never shown up (and subsequently blown up) at the tractor pulls after the Smithsononian janitor let his cousins in after hours one night...:boom:...BenQuote:
Yo cuz, hold my beer...
Packard was a class act.
"Packard vehicles featured innovations, including the modern steering wheel, air-conditioning in a passenger car, and one of the first production 12-cylinder engines..."
- Wikipedia
Ride ride ride ride ride along
in your Packard, in your Packard.
In a Packard you've got the world on a string.
In a Packard car you feel like a king.
Ride ride ride ride ride along
in your Packard, what fun!
And ask the man, just ask the man
the lucky man who owns one!
- Packard TV advertising
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My 22 is half of a 12 cylinder---it is straight 6. The 12 was called a twin 6. It was two straight 6 engines at a 30 deg angle bolted to a special bottom end with a 12 journal crank.