Henry,

No problem seeing the tape. Do you still have a VHS machine?

That could be a possibility. Could there be more than one 25,000 car? Another interesting thing about the film car, it does not have a radio antenna.

Not sure where we can find out answers. Maybe board meeting minutes?

Maybe another car-a-van picture?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1955-PACKARD-CARRIBBEAN-CONVERTIBLE-FL-DLR-PARADE-PHOTO-/160623256798?hash=item2565e464de&item=160623256798&pt=Motors_Manuals_Literature&vxp=mtr#ht_500wt_922

FINALLY, I found it!

The VHS tape is labeled "The New 1955 Packard Engine Promo". At the end it says "Packard Master Motor Builder". It is a transfilm production.

It starts off showing the V8 on a dianometer. It shows the blocks being worked on in Utica. It shows the precision that the motor went through. Balancing the crankshaft, checking the crankshaft bearing, etc.

It shows Bill Graves, James Nance, Ray Powers, Jessie Vincent, many engineers, and shows blueprints being produced for the motor.

It then shows the car racing around the track. It has aerial shots of the car flying around the track. You see the Linburg hanger, the timing tower, the Utica plant, as the car goes on, and on.

HOWEVER, it is not the car in Roger's pictures.

It has the correct hood ornament, no hood strap! No damaged windshield. It shows the car in rain, and both windshield wipers working. It shows the Patrician at the top of the track in the curves! It shows inside view of one on the drivers taking it around the track. It shows the changing of the drivers. The one at the wheel leaves from the front passenger door. The new driver enters from the rear passenger side door, and crawls over the front seat, and takes off. The AAA man is using a checkered flag to show the end of the run, not the white one in Roger's photo. It shows the 1952 Indianapolis race winner driving it. It says the AAA inspectors impounded the car for analysis.

The support crew are wearing the checked hats in the film.

It mirrors the pictures in the "Packard News"

So how can that be?

Looks great!

Who would have designed the Hudson, Studebaker, oil pumps? Are they the same pump for Hudson & Studebaker?

Would Packard have made the oil pans?

Looking at the picture of the oil pan, would that have set the pump deeper in the oil? Would the relief valve be in or under the oil level?

When I rebuilt the Monroe on my 56 Clipper (no longer own), I just went to a local place that sold seals, and matched them up. I used "quad" rings. I was told they had more sealing surface. It worked just fine. When I started up the engine, the steering wheel went full lock to one side! I called friend Bob Aller, who was always good to listen to my mistakes, he told me I had screwed the plug in one to many times. Backed it off and no problems.

One other thing from parking lot tech sessions at PAC meets it was suggested to turn your wheel on way or another when parked, the seals on the rod will then be on a surface that was not worn as much this kept the overnight drips to a minimum.

Found this while looking for something else.


http://www.king-of-the-boards.com/Packard%20International%20DePalma%20and%20Packard.pdf

I found this while looking for the film on the 25,000 mile Patrician. So the Packard plant is still getting exposure.

Has Anyone in the Detroit area seen it?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/06/3d-film-auto-plant-detroit-institute-of-arts_n_1257563.html

Found this site while looking for the film of the 25,000 mile 1955 Patrician.

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles_make-Packard.html

Ooooppppppssssssss, just noticed this was already in this thread!

As the kids say nowadays, "my bad"

Found this as well. Anyone know this car?

http://filmcars.com/car4.htm

What kind of prep work did you have to do?

What kind of paint did you use?

Did you put a sealer on it after painting it?

Roger,
Does anyone know if the Patrician in the picture that Esquireman posted on this site is the 25,000 mile car? So far everything I have seen seems to indicate that it is.

If we could find other pictures of a Packard car-a-van at another dealer, that would help.

Here are more photos from "Packard News"

I am still looking for the video that was made of the "motion picture on the historic event". Anyone know where it resides?

The last time the PAC national meet was in Detroit, we got to listen to Carl being interviewed at the PPG. Great picture of him with the sign.

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