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Re: Torsion level suspension
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Fantastic explanation of functionality - goes way beyond the factory info. Good job!

Posted on: 1/6 20:11
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Re: Torsion level suspension
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Nice looking test box. Not sure how it works, but guessing it allows you to monitor circuits in action, following tests outlined in factory service info. If successful, might be something worth duplicating for resale.

Posted on: 1/2 21:26
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Re: hph's 55 Clipper Project
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No. That's a commonly sold aftermarket unit - been around for decades. A 65 Chevy C10 that my Dad bought used had one like that.

Posted on: 12/23 15:25
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Re: Website
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I do my browsing mainly by cell phone- Android with Chrome. Have seen this sort of thing occassionally. I just leave, come back later, and its OK.

Posted on: 12/12 20:48
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Re: 56 Floor mats?
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IIRC, those mats were offered in various colors by PI back in the 80s and/or 90s. Not a repro of anything previously offered by PMCC, though.

A 56 Patrician that I purchased back in 1990 hadn't been out of its garage since 1967 and had a set of aftermarket mats, but without any emblem or script. They were clearly period-correct because the driver's side mat had a round opening (not a notch) for the TreadleVac pedal rod and bellows. You had to disconnect the pedal to remove/install that mat - a bit of an inconvenience for washing. It was rather deteriorated - I don't think that I still have it.

Posted on: 12/2 10:33
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Re: Bob Zimmerman - RIP
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This is a tremendous loss to the Packard hobby. Bob was the most knowledgeable collector and seller of Packard literature that I ever met. He also donated a large collection of Packards ads to this site.

My first dealing with Bob was back in the 70s, shortly after I discovered my father's retired 56 Executive hardtop sitting in a field. After seeing his ad in Cars & Parts magazine, I wrote to inquire about a sales brochure, which would be my first Packard purchase. To my delight, the brochure that Bob sent bore the ink stamp of the dealer, Bell Motors, where my dad worked and purchased the car, brand-new.

It would be a good 15 years before I actually met Bob at his table at the wonderful Perrysburg meet and told him about that coincidence.

Any time he spotted me at a swap meet, he would walk right up and shake my hand like he had known me forever. One year at Hershey, he asked, "by the way, what club do you belong to?" When I replied, "PAC", he replied "well I belong to PI - I shouldn't even be talking to you." Knowing he belonged to both clubs, we both bust out laughing. Nicest guy in the hobby.

Godspeed Bob Zimmerman.

Posted on: 11/30 10:08
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Re: 56 - 400 - Parting
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Looks like rocker molding.

Formed curved end to front fender.

Square cut end receives die cast piece that transitions to fender skirt bottom trim.

Posted on: 2023/11/14 13:50
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Re: 56 - 400 - Parting
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Those are the bright ribbed trim and moldings for the bottom of the interior door trim panels of a 56 Senior series two-door hardtop or convertible - except Exec.

Posted on: 2023/11/13 18:04
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Re: 1956 Packard Grille
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Surprising it's like that with the replated Carib main grille. That sure runs counter to my recollection of his intent, but I fell out of touch with him in his later years. Don't remember it being like that on his Four Hundred, which I had seen often.

Posted on: 2023/11/8 21:27
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Re: cleaning the air cleaner
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1-K kerosene is a good cleaner. Flammable, yes, but doesn't stink as bad as regular kero (or diesel) from the pump. Rather than flush, I pour some on a rag or pour some in an old tin can and dip a disposable brush and wipe away as much as I can from the target object.

Posted on: 2023/11/6 9:54
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