Here is the National Automotive Service Data covering Packards from 1929-1956. This contains quick reference on engine mechanicals by model, engine wire diagrams, firing order, etc. This has been broke in sections by series, and by specific models.

This is a complete set (3 Parts) of everything Ultramatic. It has all the STB's, Service Counselors, and tons of other stuff in a 3 volume set.

This is the 1951-1956 Turn Signal Wire Diagram.

Sales Spotlight Bulletins were sent to dealers to promote the ordering and stocking of featured products - typically, accessories, maintenance, or new items - to help build additional sales and profits. Attachments are included, where available.

This is the 1955 "Sensations" Brochure that covers the Torsion Level Suspension.

This is a set of instructions and diagrams for installing Leece-Neville windows lift motors and circuit breakers in 1955 & 1956 Packards equipped with power windows. This document is dated 6-9-60 and I believe this covers new field replacement parts for fixing power motors in 55/56 Packards.

This is the 1955 55th Series Wire Diagrams.

This is the 1955 Accessories Booklet. A very interesting read of all the stuff that was available from the dealer in 1955.

The availability of optional equipment wasn't always clear from the showroom literature or even the parts catalog, but it was spelled out for the dealers for the purpose of ordering and pricing vehicles via factory-issued Trade Letters, which are rather hard to come by these days.

To help decode build sheets and production orders and figure out what equipment your car came with as standard and what else was available, optionally, this information has now been summarized in a format similar to what you might have seen in sales brochures in more recent years.

This is a Road Test article on the 1955 Clipper from the June, 1955 issue of Motor Trend.

This is the 1955 Clipper Owners Manual and covers the care, operation and minor maintenance of the vehicle.

This is the 1955 Dealer Book. It contains the paint chip samples and color schemes as well as upholstery samples for the 1955 Packards and Clippers. It also contains V8, Ultramatic and other technical information.

**UPDATED: Upholstery Link fixed**

Here are the 1955 Ditzler Packard Paint Chips.

This is the 1955 Ditzler Paint Chips showing the available colors and combinations.

This is a Brochure for the 1955 Torsion Level suspension which announces that Packard won the International Award for Merrit for it's design.

1955 Brochure about Packard winning two design prizes for the Torsion Level Suspension.

Here is the 1955 Dupont Packard Paint Chips

The Flat Rate Manual provides labor times for specific repair operations. Such schedules are usually based on time studies performed under the most optimal of conditions and were used primarily to reimburse dealers for warranty claims.

This is the Installation Manual for the Mark IV aftermarket A/C unit in a 1955 Packard.

This is the 1955 Packard Clipper "Prestige" Sales Brochure

This is an article from the February 1955 issue of Motor Trend that covers the new 1955 Packards. "New Ride, New Look, New Engine"

This is an Article in the September 1955 Popular mechanics with the results of an owners survey on the 1955 Packard, Custom Clipper and Clipper models

This is the radio wire diagram for the 1955 Packard Radio 472046 Push Button Radio.

This is information about Packard Radio 472047, 482048. A full schematic, component list, pictures and testing tolerances are included.

Here are the 1955 Packard Service Couselors. These were sent out as addendums to the standard service manuals.

Here is the 1955 Patrician Owner's Manual. If you own a '55 you need one of these. This explains the care and operation of you '55.

This is a 1955 Packard Promotional Mailer send by Dealers to perspective customer. This particular mailer is a blank and contains no customer or Dealer address.

This is the 1955 Packard Rinshed Mason Paint Chips

This is the Service and Rebuild manual for the Rochester Model 4GC Carburetors.

Sales Spotlight Bulletins were sent to dealers to promote the ordering and stocking of featured products - typically, accessories, maintenance, or new items - to help build additional sales and profits. Attachments are included, where available.

Here is the almost complete set of 1955 Service Technical Bulletins (STB's). I created the index below to make it easy to find the correct one. If you can fill in any of the missing ones please let me know.

Here are the 1955 1955 Studebaker-Packard Corp Paint Chips

This is the 1955 "The New Packard" Sale Brochure folder. It contains 16 pages and wonderful illustrations of the various models that were available in 1955.

This is a very interesting letter from PMCC to all the dealers and salesmen on how to properly demonstrate the Torsion Level suspension that was new for 1955 to customers.

Here is the 1955 Torsion Level Suspension Brochure. This was a sales piece that explain the features and benefits of the Torsion Level Suspension.

This is a large format 20 page brochure that is setup almost like a magazine. Beautiful full color illustrations of many of the 1955 models and chassis setup. This is the first time I have ever seen this brochure anywhere. So not sure if it is pretty rare or not.

The Flat Rate Manual provides labor times for specific repair operations. Such schedules are usually based on time studies performed under the most optimal of conditions and were used primarily to reimburse dealers for warranty claims.

This is the wire diagram for the 1955-1956 Packard 472048 Radio.

Here is the 1955-1956 Service Manual turned into a PDF and broken down into sections for easy download and viewing.

**UPDATE** All the sections have been replaced with Higher Quality versions. Thanks to Howard for rescanning this!

Here is the 1955-1956 Packard Part List (also called the Parts Manual). This piece is an essential companion to the Service Manual. Not only does it provide information on what part number is what, more importantly it provides the exploded part views that are needed when rebuilding components.

This is the 1955-1956 Torsion Level Wire Diagram.

Here is the 1955-56 A/C Install Guide.

"Some might get a kick out of this. Even though hang on and trunk units were available and probably much less cost & trouble to install, guess East Grand thought they were not befitting a properly attired Packard so the kit was made available mid 55. Wonder if anyone has info on how much it cost to be done after the fact rather than ordered up front." - Howard

Published by the United Motors Division of GM, these sheets provide detailed breakdown of components (with GM Rochester part numbers), adjustments and specifications.

This is SAE Paper 560020 (Number 479) which covering “The New Packard V-8 Engine” and was written by W. E. Schwieder from Packard. This was given at a the:

SAE Golden Anniversary Passenger, Car, Body and Material Meeting at the Sheraton_Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, MI on March 1-3, 1955.

This cover the history, engineering and mechanics of the new Packard V-8 engine.

Parts & Accesories Bulletins and Letters were sent to advise dealers of matters requiring immediate attention or new items or special pricing in the Parts Dept. Attachments are included, where available.

These are Shell Service Charts covering Packards from 1957-1941. Contains lube information, tune up replacement part lists, and model identification.

These charts, printed on both sides of a single piece of card stock, provide detailed specifications for starting, charging, ignition, fuel and miscellaneous systems - a quick reference for independent service facilities from decades ago. Wiring diagrams are also included - space permitting.

This is an article for the Auguest 1955 Issue of HotRod Magazine. It covers all the in's and out's of the 1955 Packard V8 motor.

This is a "How-To" on how to replace the valve seal on the Ranco heater valves that were used on most of the Post-War Packards. The seal replacement is typically all that is done in most valve rebuilds. I took all the pictures and while rebuilding my valve and hope you find it usefull.

This is a How-To article I wrote while rebuilding my Trico Mag-Nu-Matic Windshield Washer Pump. Hopefully it provides information for those looking to rebuild their own pump. Enjoy.

This "How To Article" gives step by step directions and pictures on rebuilding the Bendix-Treadlvac Master Brake Cylinder used on 1952-1956 Packards.

This is a great article written by Howard Hanson on how to adapt a modern $18 JC Whitney Fuel Sender to work in the a 56 Packard. According to Howard he belives this should for for any Packard from 1951-56.

This is a mailer that was sent to customers about Luster Seal that was available from their local Packard dealer. No date, but based on the "S-P" would be 1954-58.

This information was published in "Service Automotive Air Conditioners by Dale Mericle" and was published in 1956. It covers the Novi system that was used by Packard and Studebaker.

This is a set of documents from the Advanced Engineering Division at Packard that was investigating the use of fuel injection on Packard V8 engines. This document provides a rare look at some of the hush-hush R & D that was going on behind the scenes at Packard.

These Packard and Studebaker-Packard Annual Corporate Reports were prepared each year for the annual stockholders meeting and distributed to the shareholders. They contains interesting information on both what occurred the previous year and also the some outlooks for the coming year. Some contain wonderful pictures of new models, new plant renderings, etc.

This is a short document describing the Vehicle Number, Theft Proof Number, and Briggs Body Number. It also describes the format of these numbers and the location of these numbers on the vehicle.

This is a list of carburetor application by model. It is a work in progress and will be edited and updated and information is discovered.

This is the Installation and Operation Manual for the Packard Custom Radio 6480487 Clipper with Push Button Tuning

This is a list of Packard engine serial numbers from 1899-1956. Hopefully this will left to provide not only a reference to those wanting to know if their engine is correct for their model, but also some basic information about all the engine in a quick reference.

**UPDATED 2/27/12**

This guide was put together to help identify Hub Caps and Full Wheel Covers that were used on Packard models. This is a work in progress, so it will be updated as folks are able to give me more pictures and information.

(Updated Rev 4)

Packard Inner Circle Newsletters

This is a chart showing how the model years and series interrelate with one another. I also tried to show the a specific models evolution across the various years and series. I hope you find it usefull.

***UPDATED 11/17/2008***

The are the Packard Parts and Accessories Merchandising Memos that were send out to Zone and Dealers to let them know about new Parts and Accessories to mechandise to customers.

These are sample Material Cards that cover upholstery materials, carpet, and roof materials.

These are letter issued by the Philadelphia Zone Office, to dealers located in their zone, on various Service related subjects.

Here is a roadtest by a British publication of a right-hand drive V8 Packard. The V8 cars were converted to RHD by Leonard Williams, the London Packard dealer. From 1939 thru 1954 the RHD cars were assembled at Detroit; before that by Packard Canada starting in 1933 I believe.

There are several things interesting about the RHD conversion. Firstly the V8 models were the first to Dave Czirr knowledge where Packard did not do the conversions themselves, either in Detroit or at Packard Canada. Secondly, the omission of the clutch pedal let them move the two pedals and dimmer switch to the right in the conventional arrangement, previously notably in the early to mid-30s, the accelerator was placed between the brake and the clutch due to the confined space.

A very interesting piece describing the history and engineering specs of the Torsion Level Suspension

These are the Service Promotional Bulletins that were sent to dealers to give them information service promotions.

This is the Serviceman's "Training Booklet: The 55th Series V8 Engine with Test Procedures - Trouble Shooting". These are essential companions on the Service Manual and help to fill in the missing gaps of "assumed" information.

This the Serviceman's Training Book for 1955 covering mechanical changes for the 1955 series and also the Torsion Level Suspension.

Serviceman's Training Book: Packard Power Steering

This is the 1955 Service's Training Book that covers Clipper and Packard Mechanical Changes and the Torsion Level Suspension. If you have a 55 or a 56 this is good information to have in your toolbox.

This is the Ultramatic Service Training Manual. These were given to new mechanics in training.

This is the Serviceman's Training Manual: Brakes and Easamatic booklet. This was part of the training program for Packard Mechanics. Produced in 1952 it covers the new Easamatic Brake Booster and general Packard brake servicing. Applicable to 1952-1956 models.

Technical Letters issues by Packard on various issues.

Torsion Level System and Load Levelers on American Vehicles provides descriptive data on the 1955 Packard Torsion level system.

Trade Letters on various matters that were issued by Packard to Zones and Dealers

This represents the Ultramatic Service information and updates from that were contained in Studebaker service bulletings from 1957 thru 1961, but apply to 1956 Ultramatics and earlier.