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Work On the 1953 Derham Formal
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Stephen Houseknecht
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If any one is interested, I will post my progress on the Derham. This is a completely unmolested, virgin car as far as its components are concerned. I will be happy to photograph any part of the car that may help someone put their car back together correctly (the question about the routing of the battery ground cable comes to mind). As I get into it perhaps the various approaches and opinions to bringing an engine and drive-line back to life after twenty-eight years might be fun to get into here.


I was able to get the plugs pulled on the Derham last Friday. Yesterday I hit the Packard Holy Grail; I finally very carefully got the glove drawer open and inside was the owners manual and this~


Included is Owner's Service Policy, Packard Owner ID,Packard Lube Plan, General Tire Plan and a 55-56 insurance card. Now know date of delivery Feb 28,1953.

Tomorrow morning I will be bringing in the compressor to fill the tires and get the front of the car up on jack stands.I will then take torque wrench set at 40 ft/lbs and try to gently turn vib damper bolt. Plan on spritzing a good amount of Deep Creep into the plug holes.

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Posted on: 2010/3/5 0:01
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Re: Work On the 1953 Derham Formal
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Stephen,
for your offer for us to follow along with what you're doing on the Derham.

And a suggestion, it might be better to have this thread transferred to the Project Blogs Forum? If you'd like to do so just yell and BigKev, our intrepid Webmaster, can tickle his keyboard accordingly.

Posted on: 2010/3/5 3:43
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Nathan Oppenheimer Jr. I searched the name to see if he was any relation to another famous Oppenheimer.

Looks like Jr and the Mrs took a cruise on the Caronia to the south pacific in 62.

But other than that not really any info online.

Buddies treasure is always fun! Good luck!

Posted on: 2010/3/5 8:57
If it wasn't for those meddling kids, and their dog too...

1952 200 deluxe touring- its a goer...but not a stopper. Just ask my neighbour about her flower bed.
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Thanks Mate.It was getting late last night and I guess I missed the Project Blog section. Please move it over to the appropriate place.

This afternoon the front of the car will be airborne. Beautiful sunny day today. Looking forward to getting started.

Posted on: 2010/3/5 8:57
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Thanks FatMike. I will eventually get down to the Surrogates Office and pull Nathan's probate file. I think the estate sold the car to the late owner (who was an attorney).

Posted on: 2010/3/5 9:02
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If any one is interested, I will post my progress on the Derham

Certainly we're interested!!

Posted on: 2010/3/5 9:40
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As requested....Topic moved to the Project Blog forum.

Posted on: 2010/3/5 12:31
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1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Touring Sedan -> Registry | Project Blog

1937 Packard 115-C Convertible Coupe -> Registry | Project Blog
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Yes indeed! please post pictures and comments on your progress. And congratulations on a unique and rare automobile.

Posted on: 2010/3/5 14:45
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Re: Work On the 1953 Derham Formal
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I don't have my card reader with me so no new images. Today brought in the compressor and filled the tires. All four still had 10-15 lbs each in them. The stem valves were frozen so I used my valve stem tool to start moving them around and the tires all now have 28 lbs each. Tightened the stem valves and things appear jake.

Pulled the plugs again (had gotten them free last Friday). Jacked up the car and put the Hein-Werner 5 ton jack stands in place. Then got under the car for the big deal.. Socket on balancer bolt and nothing. So, plenty of Deep Creep down the plug holes angling toward pistons and the bore. Two of the battery cells still have fluid up over the plates. Will top off with distilled water and put it on trickle charge for four or five days to see if I can get the plates excited,then start charging at six volts. I have got a feeling this battery is going to come back.

It appears the car had been undercoated, which is now coming off, and the floor pan appears solid. The car has the Easamatic brakes, but bugger all what a --- up place to put the master cylinder.

Hope everyone has a good weekend and any advice on the above greatly appreciated.

And O_D, thanks again for the production info.

Posted on: 2010/3/5 21:28
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Hi Stephen

Occasionally, in the late '60's - early '70's, my family had reason to go to the Buffalo Airport. We always took Transit Road at Spring Brook coming from East Aurora.

Being interested in cars, I checked out all the garages and used car lots along the way. I recall seeing a '53 Patrician with the Derham padded top at one of those garages then. I don't recall it's color, seems if was either black or gray.

No way to tell if it's your car I saw then, I hope so, nice to know at least one of the interesting cars I saw back in those days survives.

Steve

Posted on: 2010/3/5 22:15
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