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Originally Posted by Java Junky
Kg, the Clippers (Packards guys), weren't they the ones with the hydraulic suspension? . . 'r maybe it was air, but I remember a family friend comin' over when he picked his up (Remember when one'a the greatest things you could experience was takin' your cherry ride, sniffin' that one-of-a-kind "new" smell the whole time n' jus' rollin' aroun' to everybody you knew ta show it off . . n' how it was expected?) his Clipper n' sittin' on the continental shelf (Ya godda love it) ta show us how the weight was compensated for by the active suspension.
I'm experiencin' Sears Best Heavy-Duty cobwebs here.
N', fer that matter . . remember when the Sears catalog always listed Sears Best Heavy-Duty as the ultimate of anything innitt?
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Yep, they had air suspensions. I remember my grandparents visiting and watching the car change height as they removed their suitcases from the trunk. The first car I remember them having was a 1949 or 50 Packard Deluxe 8 Sedan. They traded that for a 53 Packard Patrician (almost everybody traded cars every 3 years in those days). Those cars were huge. You could rent the backseat out to a family, they were so big. Once upon a time everybody was a Ford, Chevrolet or Plymouth family. My father was a Chevrolet person. Every car my parents owned was a Chevrolet until the 80's when they switched to Toyota.
Remember Fluid Drive? You didn't need to know how to use a clutch, just shift gears (Chrylser and Desoto had it), Powerglide (two speed automatics in Chevrolets), Pontiac Indian Chief convertibles (4 door convertibles), hood ornaments, chrome wheel trim rings, lake pipes, running boards, suicide doors?