Washington State has much the same laws as California but back when I lived in Washington as a teenager in the ‘60s, I had to just about jump through hoops to get the title for my 1941 Henney-Packard which had changed hands a number of times with no on ever titling it. In the end, though, I did get the title.

That would be a Packard I would love to have as it’s a full-featured top-of-the-line model even if the year has some ambiguity that only the VIN plate could sort out.

Yes indeed, they look great!

The Packard is interesting as it has a 1951 front end but 1952 rear fender scoops and power brake which also debuted in 1952. The trunk handle also appears to be the 1952 type. If not for that and the fender scoops, I would think it’s a 1951 that had power brakes added but now I’m not so sure. It also seems to be well-optioned with the aforementioned power brakes, probably power steering, power windows and even dual factory mirrors.

Kanter, Merritt, Tucson Packard and all the others have far more than their Websites list. Typically the sites were created long ago, then seldom if ever updated so best to call or email them. For Kanter, not only is their site confusing but you can’t buy online either as they have no facility for electronic ordering and paying so as nice as they are, I virtually never buy from them.

Tank cleaners require removing it and sloshing it around. I used the Hirsh system including sealer but their cleaner was less than satisfactory so I used another metal cleaning product instead that did a good job.

I had that done once in the '60 on a 1940 110 engine that had spun a rod bearing and it's still going strong today!

Beautiful! Shouldn’t the first character of the engine number be a B rather than an 8?

Glad you found the problem and that's a very nice looking car! I've always liked the 200 (and later Clipper) roof line.

The sender isn’t something that has to be replaced often (or even at all in many cases) so I can’t see why anyone would want to butcher the car with a hole in the floor. I’m replacing the sender in my 1951 Henney but only because it sat untouched for decades but under normal or even just occasional use, you should never have to touch it. Once fixed, it should stay fixed so why not just drop the tank and do it right the first time?