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Solved: GTE 597 - 1918 Packard Twin Six engine (ex-Phil Hill)
« on: March 05, 2024, 09:55:59 PM »
Here's something different for a change:

1.  This filthy beast has been taking up space in my garage for years. Identify the make, model, and approximate year of the source vehicle for a point.

2.  Prior to my ownership, the beast occupied space in the home garage of an automotive legend. Identify the prior owner for an additional point.
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Re: GTE 597
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2024, 09:37:45 AM »
World War 2 vintage?
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Re: GTE 597
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2024, 11:09:40 AM »
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Re: GTE 597
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2024, 11:31:38 AM »
World War 1 vintage
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Re: GTE 597
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2024, 08:00:00 PM »
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Re: GTE 597
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2024, 04:04:35 PM »
Pros?
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Re: GTE 597
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2024, 06:49:54 PM »
A Packard Twin-Six engine?
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Re: GTE 597
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2024, 07:19:57 PM »
Quote from: neilshouse on March 18, 2024, 06:49:54 PM
A Packard Twin-Six engine?
Yes! LOCKED for you to identify the approximate year for one point (and prior owner for an optional additional point).
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Re: LOCKED: GTE 597
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2024, 01:54:54 AM »
I guess it's from 1917.

The automotive legend... perhaps Phil Hill?
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Re: LOCKED: GTE 597
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2024, 02:10:52 AM »
Quote from: neilshouse on March 20, 2024, 01:54:54 AM
I guess it's from 1917.
From 1918, so that's close enough to earn you a point. :thumbsup:

Quote from: neilshouse on March 20, 2024, 01:54:54 AM
The automotive legend... perhaps Phil Hill?
And this earns you the second point!  :applause:
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Re: Solved: GTE 597 - 1918 Packard Twin Six engine (ex-Phil Hill)
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2024, 02:20:44 AM »
You have a very interesting piece of 'garage art'.
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Re: Solved: GTE 597 - 1918 Packard Twin Six engine (ex-Phil Hill)
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2024, 02:31:44 AM »
Quote from: neilshouse on March 20, 2024, 02:20:44 AM
You have a very interesting piece of 'garage art'.
Weighing more than 300 kg, it's practically a permanent and immovable fixture.
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