It might be possible to read if you put a piece of typing paper over it and carefully rub across it with a number 2 pencil. Sometimes this works. If it was embossed with heavy enough strokes, you could put the paper on the back side and rub with the pencil and perhaps produce an image that you can read. Another possibility is to put the original under a very strong enlarger of some sort. Ernie

Good Evening Mal...Our 23 series ran hot when we purchased it. Flushing out the engine on both sides and removing a freeze plug on the left side and using a power washer can be really helpful. We found that we had a bad head gasket, although it did not look like it until we took the head off to see what was going on. New gasket definitely helped. We also found out that the distributor had weak springs that did not get the advance up to where it should be. We also moved the vacuum advance line from the bottom of the carburetor to a port on the intake manifold to allow the rebuilt distributor to advance a bit quicker in slow traffic. We also found a five bladed fan that moved more air than the four blade fan that the old girl came with. I have also known cars that had their radiators painted with paint that inhibited the heat transfer. We also found that our car had a restrictive incorrect muffler and a slightly smaller diameter tail pipe than is optimum. The muffler should be of the straight through design. We ended up using a 36 inch long 3.5 inch glass pack muffler. The sound from the engine seems to be about the same The 23 series will run cool, but everything must be right. Good Thoughts! Ernie

Good Morning...Is that by chance the old Otis Chandler building where he had his museum? Ernie

Wow...Now that is one beautiful automobile. Just like looking at a beautiful lady a couple of tables over in a fine Restaurant! Ernie

Good afternoon...My neighbor has an almost new Tesla and I happened to have a ride in it yesterday. It goes like a bat out of hell and the feeling in the seat is like a Boeing 737 taking off. However, my feeling was that while it rode quite nicely, it did not ride any better than our Packard 23rd series deluxe. I was very surprised that the ride of the old girl held up very well to the new expensive 'Electric Hot Rod'.

How do other members of this forum rate the ride of their Packards against more 'MODERN IRON'? Ernie

Gentleman, please keep to the dignity of the Packard Automobile. Thank You. Ernie

Good Evening Mal...I'm just curious, can you comment on the drive-ability of your coupe as compared to the 23 series? Thanks, Ernie

Good day to you Mal...It's a great day here in the desert, close to 80f and 'Miss Prudence' is just back from the hardware store. What's happening down under?

Amen, just drive her where she tells you she wants to be, Mel, the old machines know best and all we have to do is to listen carefully to them. Our 23rd series wants to be in overdrive at anything over 50 as well. If I forget to let her go into overdrive, she lets me know. Beautiful day in Arizona. Ernie

Very, very nice! Ernie