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Thanks for all ...

This is indeed the big problem : find anyone who's could repair the Twin Ultra, here in Europa.

I have an other 56 project car, and for this car, I thinking about a 1956 Cadillac engine and transmission (if engine could be fitted into the 56 Packard) ... and the transmission command will come from a Rolls-ROyce Silver Spirit, witch use the GM transmission with an electric motor as shift (so, could be electronically controlled from push buttons) ...

Any connoisseur who's confirm (or not) the 56 Cadillac engine could go in the 56 Packard (why, you will say ... because the car have no more engine and trans).

I'm wondering if the best way is :
- complete restoration of the Twin Ultramatic
- replace it with a Chrysler TroqueFlite ?

I also have the original push button command, but not complete relay.
Are the torqueflite controlled by cable button or electric actuator ?

It's an old subject but I reed some information here and there about the compatible transmission for V8 Packard, because I have some problems with my Ultramatic.

I don't know if I must rebuild the original Twin-Ultramatic or replace it with a TorqueFlite or TH400, or so, and with witch adaptation kit ...

I also have a push button unit (the car has been converted to column shift in the past), but don't have the actuator and relay.

My car is published this month in the French car magazine "Retroviseur" with professional photos by Cathy Dubuisson.

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The electric pump has been installed just after the fuel tank, it works nice.

My car will be featured in a French Cars magazine next June.

http://www.retroviseur.fr/

The next great operation for the winter will be the adaptation kit for Olds oil pump.

Hi,

The car has been showed last sunday at our first local "Cars & Coffee" meeting.

great sun, lot of cars (more than 250 cars on the 2 floors parking).

Electric fuel pomp has been installed last week. No more vapor lock problems

Hi,

Thanks all.
This one is the only one hardtop Coupe in Belgium, but there are 2 Patrician.

@ BCD & TroyT : bent u van Belgie of Nederlands ?

Have a nice day
Regards

Hi, where did you find the chassis number on the chassis ?

here in Belgium, they want that the number must be writen on the chassis frame ... but I don't find it.

Thanks for help.

Hi all,

English isn't my mother language, so appologize if I made mistakes.

Last year, I was looking for a second premium Coupe of the Fifties. I had seen a 1956 Imperial Southampton, then a 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, but ... on my dream cars list was listed some car, including the 1956 Packard.

And just a few day after I seen the Imperial, I had seen a 1956 Four Hundred for sale. I was gone by the way (250 miles) to the seller to inspect the car.
First good news, this car was exceptionally well optioned (almost all factory options including A/C), and the car was all original, from second owner, and low mileage.

I talk to my mechanics to ask him to inspect the car in details. We spend a half day on the site to realize the car was indeed all original and genuine 53.500 miles.
So I bought it.

The second owner bought it 25 years ago in USA. He had a lot of spares parts and books.

The A/C system was parted on box, except the compressor and tubes still in the car. it's a dealer ARA system, installed in the trunk.
All accessories work great (new seat motor), power windows, wonderbar radio, antennas, Torsion lever.

I went home with the car, by the road (so 250 miles), and start to make a checklist of points to be perfectioned.

I realize the car have a classic Packard V-8 problem : the oil pump is too small. So we plan to replace it by an olsdmobile pump. As we will do for the fuel pump (adding an electric one).

Today, I give you few pictures of the car taken this winter in the wood.
I have done 500 miles with it, but it's the winter here in Europa, so not good weather to drive ...

It looks great but paint must be redone for my opinion. it's Eire Green and Dover White.

kind regards

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