We now have 250 Packards in the Owner Registry, and 830 Forum members.

To all those who haven't yet added their Packard/s to the Registry -
Do it NOW! Add your Packard/s to the Owner Registry!
Don't forget - Include a picture, history if known and how you acquired it.
And to all those who have added their Packard/s to the Registry

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Must be Kev.

I sent the guy a question querying the price of - G'day, Is $1,895.00 correct? Or should it be say $18.95? Thanks Mal

And here's his answer - what is the point you are trying to make by sending me this e-mail..?

Obviously diamond encrusted or very, very rare.

And, if you can't afford the $7,000.00 how about $1895.00 for this -
http://cgi.ebay.com/Motor-City-USA-1-43rd-1941-Packard-Woody-Wagon_W0QQitemZ110309400779QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDiecast_Vehicles?hash=item110309400779&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

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Gene and Connie,

It'll be great to have both of you onboard. I'm looking forward to seeing Connie's '37 115c Touring Coupe in the registry and it's pic and history.

Friday 7th November 2008

At the workshop yesterday Wade had put the front wheels and sidemount spares back on Kevin's '35 and it was sitting again on all four tyres on the shop floor. First time I'd seen it like that, had gotten used to it over the past year being much higher than it is now. All that needs to be done now is replace the carb, once it's back from the carb specialist, drain the fuel tank, check it for any contamination and, presuming it's OK, refill it with fresh fuel. Then Kevin, you can drive her home!

But back to the '41. First up checked that the cowl vent gasket was sealing properly as it had been sitting there since Wednesday with a heavy weight on the vent to ensure its positioning was right, and it is right. Then onto re-connecting the cowl vent with the hinge mechanism. This is held together by five small nut/bolts/washers, two in the shorter left side, and three in the right side. And a pivot bolt, with shoulder holding the two hinges in conjunction with the end of the opening lever mechanism. First though, had to do my usual clean up of POR-15 overpaint, a light application of grease to the hinge pivot areas, then cleaning up the nuts and bolts to make re-installation as easy as possible. No point in struggling with cantankerous threads upside down in a confined space. Went together well with Wade offering advice and grease where required. Result - works like a charm!

Next, was re-installation of the left side hood prop assembly. Someone had literally pulled it out of its firewall mounting and it was a twisted metal contraption when I got it. Early in the dis-assembly process Wade had straightened it out and it now closely mirrored the one on the right side. I'd also POR-15'd it along the way. But to get it back in, even with the dash removed was still a daunting prospect. I didn't want to disturb the internal firewall insulation as trying to take it out would lead to its fragmentation with the ravages of time at play. However if the insulation could be left relatively alone it would be fine, but how to do that? The short bolt holding the bottom hinge against the firewall is held by a nut with a 'D' shaped head which fits into a correspondingly shaped depression in the firewall metal. Can't get to it at all, so drilled through the insulation with the intention of using a longer bolt, large washers and a regular nut and split washer to pull through the insulation up tight to the firewall at the prop's lower anchor point. Ended up having to cut a small hole in the firewall insulation to be able to reach the bolt when it was inserted. Not pretty, but practical, and discreet, being well up under the dash.

Then on to the demister hoses. The '41 has an aftermarket heater/demister installed under the right side dash. But there was only one hose running from the demister blower motor atop the heater box across to the left side demister outlet. The right side demister outlet at the base of the windscreen wasn't connected to anything. Needed to replace the demister hose as it was brittle after deteriorating over the course of time. It was suggested by John that flexible plastic tubing as used in swimming pool cleaning might be a practical replacement in lieu of the fibre unobtainable originals together with a PVC 'T' plumbing fitting. A visit yesterday to Grippy Rubber found some suitable tubing of 1&3/4" ID, and from Bunnings (Australia's largest hardware store chain), the 'T' piece. The first piece of tubing for the left side to 'T' piece was cut after trial fitting, measurement and marking in situ. Then, because the ends of the 'T' piece are a slightly bigger diameter than the tube, the end of the tubing was immersed in hot water which softened it sufficiently to allow it to be forced over the 'T' piece, a great "shrink" fit. The right side to 'T' piece and demister blower to 'T' piece sections of tubing were similarly measured, marked, cut and fitted. Result - Although not "correct", an operative demister system. There have been concerns raised by some that the hot air in the tubing could cause it to deform but I'm prepared to take that chance.

The heater controls are located in a steel mounting bracket under the centre of the dash and comprise a 3 speed switch for the heater fan, an on/off switch for the demister fan and a manual cable pull knob for the heater air intake in the engine compartment. While Wade cleaned the switches up, I cleaned up the mounting bracket, taking off the old black paint, prepping the metal then spraying it gold with the same rattle can I used on the heater box. Will fit in "better" than the black I think. Wade had all the switches working well including a liberal application of Rick's Magic Electronic Spray Cleaner. Next the wires powering the switches were gone over, one piece being twice as long as necessary, new bullet connectors crimped on and two wires joined into one to tidy it all up.

There had also been some tidy up of the courtesy light wiring, rejoining and soldering where required and then retesting and everything still works! Also tested the wiper motor worked, it's electric in the '41, and it does work giving both a low and high speed. However there is a piece broken off in the wiring onto it and Wade is cogitating how he'll go about fixing that and the scrappy looking wires attached. I have a pair of wiper blades, but they are pretty perished! So - I'm looking for wiper blades for a '41 120.

And again, no pic's, so maybe next week.

John,

Sorry to hear about your problem. Does this mean you wont be at the Wyong run on Sunday?

Seriously though, there is a carburettor specialist on Parramatta Road Burwood, Carburettor Service Company, who could probably do the carb for you but I expect they are expensive. I'll have a talk on Sunday with Wade, who uses these people for rebuilds and help on carbs, and let you know.

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G'day GeneL3c,

to the Site. And could you please add your wife's '37 115c to the Owner Registry together with a pic, and any known history? Or, from another angle, maybe your wife could join and do that? We have a few female members here and one more would be appreciated.

Quick - Snap it up NOW!

Buy It Now is reduced to only $7,000.00

What a bargain!

Thursday 6th November 2008

Dug around in the garage this morning and found:
1) The two packets of small instrument and other lightbulbs I'd bought off eBay over a year ago.
2) The column mounted turn signal unit I'd bought off eBay almost as long ago'
Took both items to the workshop and determined the bulbs were OK for those needing replacement. In fact we'll replace all the dash light bulbs because of the current easy access we have at present.

Wade was working on the distributor out of Kevin's '35 on the bench. Seems he's almost solved the carburettor problem but needs to eliminate the miss caused by the crappy points before he can adjust the idle properly. And he'll use the pair of points he found in Kevin's glovebox to do the job.

Left Wade to it and headed off to Grippy Rubber where I bought a length of hose/tubing to replace the heater to demister pieces. Will install them tomorrow. And again no pic's, the fix is not yet in.

EDIT - Caught up with Wade tonight at the monthly Packard Club meeting and he tells me the carb is off again and now with a carb expert to sort out the gremlins.

Eric,

Was in the For Sale Forum here, see
https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1620&forum=8

And in the AAACA Packard For Sale Forum, see
http://forums.aaca.org/ubbthreads.php/topics/541869/1937_Packard_12_1508_Custom_Bo#Post541869