Well done Tom!

I wonder if you could theoretically “bang shift” these for fast acceleration?

Those old cars were made to run a long time.

Packard is the car.

There was a lady here in Oklahoma who owned an 8 passenger limousine Packard and it was known in 3 states. Even the governor didn’t have one. She was a very tiny woman and she had to look through the steering wheel to see the road but she could drive it!

And part 2 was never made! Sad emoticon

Very charming car.

People had class back then. Pride.

Barn find ? Really ?? Just what kind of Barn ? Where ? Some millionaire ??

Nice interview.

If it's a preselect there's no clutch pedal, it's a gear change pedal.

That shifts like my 18 spd Kenworth

"Come away with me, Lucille..."

Excellent

Fantastic 😊

And you can instal a factory super charger and zoom off

This car is still to this day a mechanical marvel

What a work of Art❤

Chassis number on the firewall tag shows it is a '27 Franklin, and ending in "17" shows it is a Tandem Sport body. However, the engine and hood are '30 franklin and Gemmer steering. Lots of other parts like gauges, head lights, transmission, taillight, and bumpers are not original to a '27 either. It's a shame because as the original Tandem Sport it is a very rare and desirable body style.

What’s the fuel economy lol

That's pretty fast for 1901!

I wanna be free I wanna just live Inside my Cadillac That is my s---

hahaha yea right

This is so mechanical! Even the engine turned dash is art. No start/stop engines, connected cars with an I-pad for a dash, and puny 4 cylinder turbo pieces of crap! This was a real car and an engineering masterpiece. Thanks for sharing a piece of history.

Wow thanks for sharing

I have a two-seat 2001 EzGo Txt Golf Cart which feels and operates basically the same. I feel like I'm in 1901 every time I take it for a spin.

That is so cool! It looks like it moves pretty good too!

Amazing car. American ingenuity

Certainly "Your daddy's Cadillac". Awsome machine.

This is the Pinnacle of engineering back in those days

Precioso!, lastima de Briggs stratton!.

Cool, I got one from Christmas that's been sitting in a barn since 1989!

It’s like driving a semi. My 76 long hood KW. Same fill

Born find ? Really ? Just what kind of born was that ? Few milions worth ??

Very interesting

I would like to know more about where the car is now. My family was the first owners after the restoration.

I was noticing the front suspension?? Predocessor Torsion bar /independent type???

This thing was around when Titanic went down...

I got to ride in one of these Curved Dash Oldsmobile replicas in the late 60s when I was 13 and visiting grandparents in Missouri. My grandfather’s neighbor owned it. 😂 I’d like to think the experience led me to buying an Edsel in high school and that led to owning a Model T Ford much later. And now I’m doing the Corvair thing. 🤷‍♂️😂😂👍

Let’s please stick with the original cars,

I think I might load up the Packard and drive down the mountain to have tea with the Vanderbilts!

What did it sell for?? I'm looking for one!

It's a model 29 ?

As a Major Serious for real Oldsmobile Fan and owner of 3. 2 currently, this put a smile on my face. I'm in love with it. 😂

Beautiful!! Restore & or drive it. Enjoy!

Miata’s grandfather

I am fascinated with this. The selector is a work of art. The operating pedal, is is like the Model T where the clutch is the brake bands gripping?, or is it a plate clutch? In England we had high quality cars using a fluid flywheel and epicyclic 'box, like the Daimler, and Armstrong Siddeley, as well as many thousands of London Transport buses, some the STL type with the pedal linked directly to the gearbox, and many more, the RT type, with the operating pedal using a compressed air valve to shift the gearbox brake bands.. Also, the British Army had the Saracen, Saladin, and Ferret armoured cars, with mechanical pre selector. They also had Lockheed power hydraulic brakes, also found on the Routemaster bus.

Amazing technology

WAY TO SHORT! Could have watched that all day.

Another great car bit the dust