My friend in the Netherlands ordered parts for his Packard .
He recently passed away. Now I have two parts I will not take to the Netherlands.
Somebody interested. I do not have much more info then the pictures.
Contact phone 253 857 9096

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I would love to buy your Patrician but must refrain due to the distance. Opposite coast. I had the same issue with not being able to shift into park, neutral, and reverse. The issue was bad wiring to the transmission pressure switch. I have plans on rewiring the whole car, but for now, I spliced the orange wires together at the firewall to bypass the switch. Now I can shift the left buttons. I am curious about your radio in the glove box and was hoping for a picture.

Yeah I’m not sure why the original owner drilled that hole in the dash for it. I never ran the heater. Since there is no dynamat, the car warms up quickly when driving.

Looks like it has factory A/C! Is it complete and does it work? Since I am also in Santa Cruz (although my shop is in Oregon), maybe it's something I should consider! It is Tangier Red and Dover White or one of the other similar combinations?

Oops! I see that the Bring a Trailer listing answers my questions. Scottish Heather (is that the original color?) and no factory A/C although there is a speaker knob where its switch should be. Seeing it now, I recall when this came up on Bring a Trailer but it was too far away from me at the time.

It's a bummer, but I have gotten to the point where I can't afford to keep up with the repairs and maintenance for this Patrician. Today, the starter pushed through the dash while starting the car(photo attached); it drove fine after, but when I went to reverse it with the push button transmission, neither the park nor reverse would engage. I turned off the engine and parked it. It now won't start because the car won't click into the parking brake.

Long story short. I'm selling this car.

This car is one from this listing on BAT a few years ago.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1956-packard-patrician-3/

Since acquiring:
- Oil and transmission fluid changes
- Replaced Battery
- alternator conversion
- Fixed brake and turn signals
- New white wall tires & curb feelers
- Installed 4 Focal speakers, a 1000W Amp, and a media console in the glove box with Bluetooth & a reverse camera.
-Installed lap belts

THIS CAR DOES NOT RUN NOW.

For transparency, here is the work that I believe should be done if I had endless amounts of money or more technical chops to repair myself:

- Rebuild Engine
- Rebuild Transmission (whoever wired the transmission before I purchased it made it so you could drive in neutral, and now whatever is causing the brake)
- Rewire the car. (Power slowly drains even with the new alternator and battery.)
- Fix headliner (same as it was in the BAT)
- Reseal the windows (I never had the car in the rain, but the seals to the front window slightly leak at the car wash).
- Rear locks can lock, but it's a very wonky workaround.


Or just use this as a parts car.

I loved this car. My son loved this car. I just can't, in good faith, keep putting money into it. I hope someone in this community can capitalize on my gains.

-Price in US:
$2,500 USD


-Current Running/Mechanical Status
Not Running (see description)

-Current Title Status
California Title

-Vehicle Location (Country, State, City)
Santa Cruz, CA, USA

-Contact Information
andrewrivassc@gmail.com

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Good job at solving the issue! However (and I haven't looked at the parts book), I can't imagine that the Cavalier and Patrician would have different cables unless one or the other had gotten replaced at some point with one from, maybe, a junior model.

So the problem is my stupidity. 🙄

The cable that I replaced my original one with was a bit longer, and the squared part wasn't as long, so I modified it a bit. But the solder only went a short ways compared to the original. When I went to square off more of the cable it was only cable and instead of it being square I ended up with just the round inner core for about 3/8".

I figured it wasn't ideal, but instead of waiting and getting it repaired, or a different cable, I popped it in anyway.

But as luck would have it, that narrow spot lines up exactly with where the shaft of the drive engages the cable. So it would hold a little, and the speedometer would work, and then it let go and quit.

So two lessons. 1. 53 Cavalier and Patrician speedo cables are just slightly different. 2. If you're having troubles with something that you worked on, good chance you are the problem!

At least it's a simple fix, and no harm done.

A project for this evening!

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Fresh on my radar, 35-120 Club Sedan, restored car, sidemounts,etc Ready for a new owner, now. low 20's.

37 115C Conv.Coupe , just like BigKev's, outstanding 100% complete car just begging to be restored. Said to be running. Worth far more than mid teens.

Interested?? Yes, I have pictures. These are going to sell within days at these prices, so if you are serious and can act fast, contact me. Friend's cars...wife say sell.

I tried some LEDs that I got from LEDLight dot com, but are not happy with them. So far all are not any brighter than the good incandescant bulbs that I have. They do have a sharper on/off edge when turning on/off, but as others have reported, they dont fit so well, and are not brighter from what I can tell. Maybe better LEDs from Bruce Blevins would be worth it, but this try was not a success. The electronic Blinker relay I still like, but the bulbs....not so much. Just sharing my experience. -Mike

That's pretty much the setup on my '37 at present.