914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
9/9/24 8:00 a.m.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
9/9/24 8:01 a.m.

How much work and time was this?

NickD
NickD MegaDork
9/9/24 8:49 a.m.
914Driver said:

I kinda like the Packard S-10.

I talked to the owner about it. He said he had a wrecked S-10 that was good but needed a bunch of body panels, and a buddy had a cheap, gut-rusted '53 Packard that was missing too many things to ever be a complete car again. It even had the Packard taillights and quarter panels, and the decklid and part of the roof had been cut and sectioned together to make a hard tonneau cover.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/9/24 10:16 a.m.
NickD said:

I really want to hate that, but I keep failing to.

NickD
NickD MegaDork
9/9/24 10:19 a.m.
Duke said:
NickD said:

I really want to hate that, but I keep failing to.

It was super cool. Also extremely low. The roofline came up to my waist. And it's amazing how much laying back the original grille changes the look of a '38 Dodge Brothers.

travellering
travellering Dork
9/9/24 10:55 a.m.

In reply to NickD :

Almost turns it into a Citroen traction avant...

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/9/24 11:14 a.m.

In reply to travellering :

Yeah, I thought the same thing.  A Traction Avant is definitely one of my lottery list cars.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/10/24 9:22 a.m.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
9/10/24 9:44 a.m.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
9/10/24 9:47 a.m.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
9/10/24 9:47 a.m.

Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos)
Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) MegaDork
9/10/24 10:26 a.m.

I'll add to the low pass series with this.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
9/10/24 4:57 p.m.

Old_Town
Old_Town Reader
9/10/24 6:20 p.m.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/10/24 10:01 p.m.

P3PPY
P3PPY SuperDork
9/10/24 11:48 p.m.
prowlerjc said:

Well thank you for that wiki rabbit hole. Very intriguing stuff! Also, deep sea underwater photos like that give me the heebie jeebies

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
9/11/24 7:48 a.m.
P3PPY said:
 Also, deep sea underwater photos like that give me the heebie jeebies

You?  A Chief on the fast attack boat I was on was a Plank Owner on the Thresher.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/11/24 8:49 a.m.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/11/24 12:23 p.m.

And now for something completely different:

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/11/24 3:41 p.m.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
9/12/24 7:46 a.m.

Any idea what all this guy is wearing?  (of course a parachute)

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/12/24 9:53 a.m.

Low Pass Series, Episode 20240912 - This One's For You, Pop:

My father was a big fan of the PBY Catalina.  Not sure why, but he loved them.

 

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
9/12/24 9:54 a.m.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/12/24 9:59 a.m.

In reply to 914Driver :

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/12/24 3:03 p.m.

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