In 1952 Packard offered the "300 Cavalier" 5-main bearing, hydraulic lifter, 327 cu. in. engine as an option in the 200 and 250 models. Those engine numbers were in the K-400000 series. The 9-main bearing, hydraulic lifer, 327 cu. in. engine in the "400 Patrician" were in the K600000 numbering series.

Here is a photo of a '41 Special Coupe. Hard to tell, but it looks like it has an emblem.

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West, so it would be a Packard "Tourlimo"? Heard anything from or about Tom Wicox? He has been absent from here since early summer.

There was a very nice climate (air) conditioned 40 Super 8 at the AACA 56th Texas Tour in Fredericksburg last May. Here are some photos of it. Also, for our V-8 fans there was a very nice air conditioned 55 400 there. Here are some photos of that under hood installation.

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Kevin, Amazon has the Crestline Packard book available,used, for many prices. I just bought one in like new condition, but it was pricy at $75.

bkazmer, I think you are right, body style names are too inconsistent to be used with any preciseness. I'll look and see how Packard used these terms. Thanks.

I don't know about the interchangeability of the grilles, but I do have a question about body styles brought on by your forum name and the photos of your 1939 Packard. I was of the understanding that limousines have a partition between the driver and passenger compartments and may have extra stowable seats; while 7-passenger sedans may look like a limousine and have the same seating arrangement do not have a partition. Or, is name Limousine a body style term with wide use and may mean whatever the manufacturer wants, like roadster?

As was suggested just recently with another Packard with starter Bendix problems - check the teeth on the flywheel. Bad flywheel ring gear teeth may have caused the Bendix to fail or the bad Bendix may have harmed the flywheel teeth. Hopefully it is just the Bendix that has gone bad.

West, Jim brought his beautiful '41 Clipper to Salado for the '08 and '09 meets, and I photographed the car, but only the outside. I should have asked him to let me photo the AC. In my conversation with him, he mentioned that the AC cars came with more insulation than the non-AC cars. Also, if I recall correctly, the car had been his once before, sold, and re-purchased. He is such a nice person to meet and talk with.

Dave, you have received much good advice from the previous postings. I would like to help by adding the following.


I would fill the gas tank and treat the fuel with Sta-Bil, or equivalent, gas treatment, and run the engine to circulate the treated gas through out the system.

I would remove the battery and store it in the garage.

I would loosen the drive belts so there is no tension on them.

I would have the car on jack stands placed supporting the suspension, not the frame, and remove the tires and store them in the garage.

I would change the oil and filter after running the engine to circulate the treated fuel.

I would get a good outdoor rated car cover. There are many good outdoor car covers available. They are not inexpensive, but should protect your car.

I would place a tarp under the car, as has already been suggested, to keep moisture from harming the underside of the car.

I would plug the tail pipe, as has already been suggested, to keep rodents out of the exhaust system.

I would have the doors open slightly, to the first stop on the latch, to relieve pressure on the weather stripping and allow for some air circulation in the cabin. This, to me, is better than just having the windows opened slightly, as suggested earlier.

I think if you do all of this you will have protected your car while stored outside and it will be ready for another season of Packard driving.

Placing some moth balls in the trunk and cabin would be a good idea.

I know I have outlined a lot of things to do, but they could all be accomplished in a couple of hours.

Good luck.