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Originally Posted by The Swede
I drove a 50 Packard as a daily driver for a few years. Once I got decent tires, carb rebuild and fresh brakes it was a great, dependable car - even on interstates. Issue was starting it in sub freezing temps and snow traction!!
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I used to have a 53 caddy. It was a lovely rust free car with excellent paint and decent original interior. After putting on gas filled shocks and modern radial tires it drove better than my benz. Very good brakes, very squishy cornering and slow steering but great pickup and high teens mileage. Utterly bulletproof. I was unafraid to drive it any where anytime.
It had about 70 some thousand miles.
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.
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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.