Solved: GTE 597 - 1918 Packard Twin Six engine (ex-Phil Hill)

[gte4289]

Here's something different for a change:

1.  This filthy beast has been taking up space in my garage for years. Identify the make, model, and approximate year of the source vehicle for a point.

2.  Prior to my ownership, the beast occupied space in the home garage of an automotive legend. Identify the prior owner for an additional point.

[D-type]

World War 2 vintage?

[gte4289]

World War 2 vintage?

Older

[D-type]

World War 1 vintage

[gte4289]

World War 1 vintage

Yes

[gte4289]

Pros?

[neilshouse]

A Packard Twin-Six engine?

[gte4289]

A Packard Twin-Six engine?

Yes! LOCKED for you to identify the approximate year for one point (and prior owner for an optional additional point).

[neilshouse]

I guess it's from 1917.

The automotive legend... perhaps Phil Hill?

[gte4289]

I guess it's from 1917.

From 1918, so that's close enough to earn you a point.

The automotive legend... perhaps Phil Hill?

And this earns you the second point! 

[neilshouse]

You have a very interesting piece of 'garage art'.

[gte4289]

You have a very interesting piece of 'garage art'.

Weighing more than 300 kg, it's practically a permanent and immovable fixture.

[gte4289]

As a quick follow-up, I recently sold the filthy beast for $1 just to get it out of the garage. Here it is on its way to the new owner, a car collector who owns several old Packards and knew Phil Hill personally.