On my thread on the AACA Forum I ask the question. How many 1923 Single Six cars fitted with both the Doctor's Coupe (222) body AND the optional five lug disc wheels were sold? I have only ever seen the photograph of one other. Do any others exist?

Bernie J.

Thank you Dave
I have looked at e-bay but it is difficult to say what is the correct light for a 1920s Packard. Most seem to be much later into the 50s-60- and later.
Many are just the glass and rim not the complete light and several of the traders seem reluctant to ship outside the USA.
If possible I would like to obtain the correct fitting or at least one from the right period (early 1920s). I hope I am not being too dogmatic. If someone could even show me a photographs of a correct 1920s Packard dome light it would help.

Bernie J

Hi all
I am looking for an early 1920s interior roof (Dome) light in good useable condition. Prefer NICKEL surround but will consider anything Packard.

Bernie J

e-mail <two_oldlags@optusnet.com.au>

Hello Aussie
From your lack of communication or apparent interest I can only assume that you are a member of the PAC of A (Victoria) and have managed to obtain the necessary webbing through them.

Good luck

Bernie J.

Hello
As David McC has said I do have a roll of webbing that I have used for the Gabriel Snubbers on my 1923 Single Six.
You are welcome to come and look at. I live in East Doncaster so not too far from you. Give me a call on 9842 5808.

Bernie J.

Thank you David
The nearest I can come to an actual date is the casting date on the oil pan, 3-5-23. Just how much time elapsed between the casting, machining and bolting onto the engine and the day the car was driven out the factory door could be anything from one to twelve months depending on all sorts of factors. Anyone care to make an educated guess?

Bj

Virtually every reference book I look at has a huge black hole when it comes to the early (Series 1) Single Six, but then some of the members of my local PAC Aust consider that there were no worthwhile Packards before the "Clipper". I suspect that lots of other people are similarly blind sided.
Bj.

Thank you for your input John.
If I could only discover anything of the cars history it may help to explain the variance between the chassis and the engine numbers. If The engine was changed it must have been done a long long time ago. When I acquired the car two years ago it had NEVER been on the roads in Australia. It was exported from the USA as a "parts car" but as I understand it, following a dispute regarding the amount of Custom's duty to be paid, it was left abandoned on the docks, impounded by the Customs and left in a bond store for the next 50 years. I live in hope that if I ask sufficient people, someone will remember an old Packard Coupe having the roof cut off and the seats and interior trim all ripped out before it was shipped to Australia probably some time during the late 1950s or early 1960s. Someone, somewhere in the US of A must have bought it and driven it before putting it into the barn or wherever it was prior to shipping it to Australia.
Bj.

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Hi JW
Thank you for your interest. I do not have very much in the way of books regarding the Packard.
My chassis (frame) number is U28317, engine number U28296, body number 1432 style 222 (Doctor's Coupe)
I understand that the car is 1923 but a more accurate build date could be helpful. Unfortunately anything in the way of a i/d or dealers plate has been removed by either a previous owner or a souvenir hunter long ago.

Bernie J.

Can someone please direct me to a source of build date information for early (first series) Single Sixes?