1948 Packard
Jul 10, 2022 09:16:55 #
mvetrano2 wrote:
A friend of ours who owns several classic cars brought his restored 1948 Packard to drive his granddaughter to her sweet 16 party. It was a thrill for me to be able to photograph it. I hope you enjoy looking at it as much as I did.
Thank you,
Mike Vetrano.
Thank you,
Mike Vetrano.
Mike, is that the starter button just to the left of the ignition key - 3rd image down from the top?
Jul 10, 2022 09:17:41 #
Jul 10, 2022 10:02:01 #
allan catt
Loc: gillingham,kent,uk
What no CD player,aircon,cruise control,I give up all that just for a drive lovely old girl.
Jul 10, 2022 10:06:01 #
allan catt wrote:
What no CD player,aircon,cruise control,I give up all that just for a drive lovely old girl.
Absolutely !!
Jul 10, 2022 10:36:49 #
Jul 10, 2022 10:52:52 #
bikinkawboy
Loc: north central Missouri
FiddleMaker wrote:
Where is a suicide knob?
~ FiddleMaker
~ FiddleMaker
That’s the spotlight knob.
Jul 10, 2022 11:04:36 #
FiddleMaker wrote:
Where is a suicide knob?
~ FiddleMaker
~ FiddleMaker
I was incorrect, I mistook the spotlight handle for a suicide know (a device on the steering wheel that allowed one handed driving).
Jul 10, 2022 11:28:08 #
FiddleMaker wrote:
Mike, is that the starter button just to the left of the ignition key - 3rd image down from the top?
Not sure, but there is a key on the left side.
Jul 10, 2022 14:28:16 #
RichKenn
Loc: Merritt Island, FL
Super pictures. I had a 1949 Packard that looked a lot like it and had exactly the same hood ornament. I loved that hood ornament. The rest of the car was nice, too. It had an automatic clutch operated by a vacuum cylinder so my left leg didn't have to move. I never saw that on any other car. Thanks for the memories!
Jul 10, 2022 14:49:20 #
UTMike wrote:
I was incorrect, I mistook the spotlight handle for a suicide know (a device on the steering wheel that allowed one handed driving).
In some parts of the country the device you mention was referred to as a "Necker's Knob." It enable the driver to steer with HIS left arm so HE could tend to other details with HIS right arm. Hint: It wasn't a camera HE was holding.
Jul 10, 2022 15:47:46 #
davidrb wrote:
In some parts of the country the device you mention was referred to as a "Necker's Knob." It enable the driver to steer with HIS left arm so HE could tend to other details with HIS right arm. Hint: It wasn't a camera HE was holding.
Oh yes, I think I get your point !!
Jul 10, 2022 15:57:10 #
Jul 10, 2022 19:35:17 #
bikinkawboy
Loc: north central Missouri
Cars of that era used the key, or the knob-device the key fit into to energize the ignition. Often times, if the switch was unlocked, you didn’t need the key inserted to turn the ignition on. The starter was engaged by a separate “button”, often resembling the old style floor mounted headlight dimmer switch. Some had the starter button on the floor under the clutch pedal, requiring you to completely depress the pedal to start it. It also prevented one from starting the engine when in gear and it getting away from you.
When automatic transmissions came about (right around 1950) the starter push button or pull switch was mounted on the dash but still separate from the ignition switch.
Incidentally, the first “automatics” were GM made sometime shortly after WWII. (47-48??). They weren’t really a transmission, not having separate gear ratios, but merely a torque converter that took about a block of revving to get up to 30 mph. A lot of veteran amputees bought those cars since they could be driven using one foot-leg only.
When automatic transmissions came about (right around 1950) the starter push button or pull switch was mounted on the dash but still separate from the ignition switch.
Incidentally, the first “automatics” were GM made sometime shortly after WWII. (47-48??). They weren’t really a transmission, not having separate gear ratios, but merely a torque converter that took about a block of revving to get up to 30 mph. A lot of veteran amputees bought those cars since they could be driven using one foot-leg only.
Jul 10, 2022 20:45:13 #
bikinkawboy wrote:
Cars of that era used the key, or the knob-device ... (show quote)
Very interesting!
Jul 10, 2022 21:32:21 #
bikinkawboy
Loc: north central Missouri
I learned to drive at the age of 12 in the hay field in a ‘48 GMC two ton. She wasn’t speedy but I believe it could have taken down a Redwood tree as long as you had the time to wait.
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