Lots of goodies (parts, supplies, tools and equipment) waiting for me at the Oregon shop where I’ll be on the 8th of this month. Actually we just got back from a road trip late Thursday afternoon after nearly a week in Southern Oregon, then on the plane to Central Oregon next week. The two areas are not close and there is a mountain range in between.

Maybe Crin at White Glove Collection can make them as one of his many re-casting projects.

Please delete the duplicate posts! No need to submit multiple times. I must be getting old and grouchy but this sort of thing annoys me more and more.

My friend Jessica, Mary Hopkin’s daughter, will be amused when I tell her that her mother’s song was quoted on a car forum!

As a licensed VIN verifier for the California DMV, I didn’t know that any Packards before 1955 used the engine number on the VIN plate. If anyone can advise on when it was done, I would appreciate it. Otherwise I wonder if the owner who added the reproduction plate did it to match the title which may have had the engine number.

Also, Dave (Owen_Dyneto), I have a plate from 1941 that appears to be copper with the lettering on it in what appears to be raised lead or tin. Of course, this was a Henney-Packard and wasn’t the actual VIN plate but rather another plate with various component serial numbers on it. I don’t have it in front of me so not sure.

Not exactly brand loyalty in my case but my father always used Royal Triton in our 1957 Ford and other cars and, as I like the name, I use it too and typically 10-30 or similar. If I’m going to fire up a car that hasn’t been run in years, I used some bulk oil of a similar viscosity after draining the old and changing the filter but after it’s been run for a while that way, I drain and change the filter again, then in goes the Royal Triton.

Years ago I used the then-trendy graphite oil for a while from, I believe, Mobile and still have a couple unopened cans. It was just basic 30 weight and after it got distributed throughout the engine in my 1954 Patrician, it was going nearly 30 mph without pressing the pedal so had to lower the idle speed. Mileage improved to close to 20 mpg as I recall which may also be attributed in part to the multi-tip spark plugs in it to this day. I had heard stories about problems with this oil but never experienced them although one thing is that the oil started out black so difficult to tell when it needed to be changed just by looking at it.

This is a very friendly group and your car is Packard enough to suit us! We are always interested in seeing things like this and, speaking only for myself, it is far better than seeing some of the “chop jobs” of turning a perfectly good Packard into something else.

As for the transmission, it was suggested that the model is 120 and the literature section should have details about it. The rear end ratios changed quite a bit even within a model but the transmission gear ratios did not. Also, there should be a casting number somewhere on the transmission that might help narrow it down.

May be sad but the 400 has factory A/C.

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I have a pair either from this or another seller and they’re very lightweight and low quality. Even the grommet is just plastic.

Maybe BigKev will consider assigning some sub administrators to remove spammers. I would be happy to volunteer!