Hello from a new member
Posted by Ian McGee On 2007/6/11 21:20:57
Hello everybody.
I thought I'd post a quick message to say Hello. My name is Ian and I'm a new member from Montreal, Canada. I found this site a few days ago and joined immediately.
I just bought a 1937 Packard Twelve Model 1507 Club Sedan as a restoration project. I hope to restore it to its original condition eventually.
The car is in pretty rough shape, and will require a complete frame-off restoration, including the mechanics. Should keep me busy for the next ten years or so, I figure!
I'm used to little British cars like MG's, and the size of this beast is intimidating me!
The sheetmetal is not too rusty, but the wood frame is rotten. Luckily, a lot of replacement wood came with the car. Mechanically, everything major is there but it will all have to be gone over and rebuilt.
I don't know a lot about the history of the car. I got it from Pennsylvania in late 2006. The owner had bought it from Iowa a couple of years earlier. The car has one 1953 Iowa licence plate on it. I think it's been off the road since then. The plate under the hood says it was sold new by Seattle Packards, so it's really been around!
You can see a picture of the other side and some more details in the Owner Registry section.
If anyone knows anything about the history of my car, or just wants to chat, I look forward to hearing from you,
Regards
Ian
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I thought I'd post a quick message to say Hello. My name is Ian and I'm a new member from Montreal, Canada. I found this site a few days ago and joined immediately.
I just bought a 1937 Packard Twelve Model 1507 Club Sedan as a restoration project. I hope to restore it to its original condition eventually.
The car is in pretty rough shape, and will require a complete frame-off restoration, including the mechanics. Should keep me busy for the next ten years or so, I figure!
I'm used to little British cars like MG's, and the size of this beast is intimidating me!
The sheetmetal is not too rusty, but the wood frame is rotten. Luckily, a lot of replacement wood came with the car. Mechanically, everything major is there but it will all have to be gone over and rebuilt.
I don't know a lot about the history of the car. I got it from Pennsylvania in late 2006. The owner had bought it from Iowa a couple of years earlier. The car has one 1953 Iowa licence plate on it. I think it's been off the road since then. The plate under the hood says it was sold new by Seattle Packards, so it's really been around!
You can see a picture of the other side and some more details in the Owner Registry section.
If anyone knows anything about the history of my car, or just wants to chat, I look forward to hearing from you,
Regards
Ian
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