Great War truck Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 In 1921 a 1912 Packard had just delivered furniture to a house on an island in Wisconsin by driving over the ice. On the way back the ice gave way and the truck sank to the bottom of the lake 35 feet down. In 1958 the truck was hauled out of the lake. These photographs give a clue as to how it was done. More photos to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 The truck still exists and is currently under restoration by a Steve Kersten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Is there a current photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 Yes, some photos of it on pre war car. See below. http://www.prewarcar.com/magazine/previous-features/drowned-packard-truck-needs-waterpump-022099-2.html Steve in Wisconsin is looking for a water pump for it. (Kind of ironic really). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4Founder Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Great story. Pity it was better preserved after the initial recovery. Anyone else remember the guy that salvaged WWI vehicles from a sunken (torpedoed) freighter in the 1920s. What I recal is that he had an assmbly line on the recovery ship that stripped them down right away, cleaned them up and reassembled them. IIRC, they were mostly Model-T Fords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughman Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Were they proving the slogan on the original advert hoarding? "FIREPROOF STORAGE" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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