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I have recently purchased a 1946 Custom Super Clipper LWB Four Door Seven Passenger Sedan. (2126-1651) it is buried deep inside a building where it will take several months to extract it from its tomb. As you can see by the pictures, it has a lot of rubbish around it. Also maybe 5-6 other cars will have to be moved first in order to get it out. There are 2 1955 Olds, 3 Nash's, 3 Berkley's, a Mustang Fastback, a Subaru 360 and a bunch of motorcycles to get out first in order for the Packard to see the light of day. And I want to get her cleaned up a bit before I register her on here. I have owned maybe 50 Packard's all of them have been of the Junior variety. This is my first Senior Packard and looking forward to getting it into my shop. I think maybe I need a bigger shop. I thought my 1937 138CD 1090 was long but this baby is 10 inches longer than the Limo. It will sit next to my 1937 120C Sport coupe and it will make it look small.

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Congratulations on you new LWB Clipper.

Lots of work ahead
Traveling in luxury
The man who owns one

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

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Don, good luck with your new project, I look forward to hearing more about it and when you get a chance I'd love to have the theft-proof, vehicle, engine and Briggs numbers from it.

Just a guess but in your photo of the interior, I see a can of Rallye car wax and am betting it's not seen much use.

"I have recently purchased a 1946 Custom Super Clipper LWB Four Door Seven Passenger Sedan......And I want to get her cleaned up a bit before I register her on here."

Congratulations Don, looking forward to seeing it in the Registry.

Hi Don

Congratulations on extricating one more fine Packard from its neglected purgatory. Looks to be largely complete and fairly solid, good luck in your restoration, keep of apprised of your progress.

Steve

P.S. The single fog-light has the name Lumidor Supreme on the top of the rim. Were they the typical supplier of those accessories?

Both lights are there. The mate of the mounted one was is in the trunk. I have never heard of that light company before however. There was several NOS parts there too. Like tailight assys and parking lights.

Hi Don, looks like you got quite a job ahead of you. Just remember before you take anything apart take lots of pictures (Thank goodness for digital cameras!), it will help in the long run when you look back and say did this bolt go up or down and how did this wire run under or over this bracket.
If you get a chance post some pictures of the engine compartment. We are always looking for untouched Packard's to see how wiring and hoses were run, or at least I am.
Thanks!
Wes