Recent Chino Happenings

Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:54 pm

Santa Ana winds caused some damage (same ones that were responsible for spreading the recent fires)...

Silver Lady in the dark:

And you never know what will show up in front of Aero Trader's hangar:

Can anyone identify these? Some kind of boat motor?

Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:18 am

Those sure look like Packards out of a PT boat. 3 per boat.

Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:23 am

They are 4M2500 Packard Marine engines. Big lumps!!

Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:13 pm

I know someplace those Packards could be put to good use. What are the plans for them ?

Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:36 pm

RickH wrote:I know someplace those Packards could be put to good use. What are the plans for them ?

If you were thinking they could be put to use in my Volkswagen, you are dead on. Actually... I have a 1968 Ford full sized truck that would go really fast with that engine....

Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:42 pm

I may have a few cases of spark plugs for those engines.
Who might be the owner?
VL

Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:45 pm

The PT boat Packards are waiting on a little cash flow to move them toward N. Calif in near future...They came from Colorado, were used in a power plant to run generators..

Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:54 pm

vlado wrote:I may have a few cases of spark plugs for those engines.
Who might be the owner?
VL

Dunno, but Carl or Tony at Aero Trader sure would know.

http://www.aerotrader.net/

Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:08 pm

My buddy has a packard mine sweeper engine, v12 simulair to the pictured above,but an all aluminum motor, diesel...strange but cool...would be nice in a stretch 30's area salt flat car eah?