Re: Interesting Single Six from down under
Posted by Bernie j On 2010/8/29 7:46:11
Hello Mathew
Thanks for the photo of the Coupe. I don't know this particular car but then again I am new to Packards but am hopeful that it is not too late for an old dog to learn some new tricks. Talking with some friends to-day one pointed out that if the rebuild of the Single Six takes me (say) four years, then I will be 78 when it is finished. So what! I have friends who are still driving their cars in competition who are well into their 80s.
Yesterday I removed both left hand side mudguards (fenders) and the running board (side step). Today I have removed those on the right hand side. During the week I will take them to be bead blasted prior to taking them to have all the little dings and bumps ironed out and a couple of small patches of rust repaired. But I won't be sitting on my hands while that is happening. The aluminum skin has to be (very carefully) removed so that three or four cracks can be repaired while I attend to the wood frame. With that done, the next task is to build the seat frames for the individual front seats and the occasional rear seat. Of course the chassis still has to be totally stripped bead blasted and painted. Then the re-assembly can begin. There are hours, weeks and even months of fun ahead. The big thing is to do something, no matter how small or large, every day.
Oh yes I did help my wife in the garden for an hour or two this afternoon, that way I can be reasonably sure of a couple of meals each day and half a bed every night.
Bernie J.
Thanks for the photo of the Coupe. I don't know this particular car but then again I am new to Packards but am hopeful that it is not too late for an old dog to learn some new tricks. Talking with some friends to-day one pointed out that if the rebuild of the Single Six takes me (say) four years, then I will be 78 when it is finished. So what! I have friends who are still driving their cars in competition who are well into their 80s.
Yesterday I removed both left hand side mudguards (fenders) and the running board (side step). Today I have removed those on the right hand side. During the week I will take them to be bead blasted prior to taking them to have all the little dings and bumps ironed out and a couple of small patches of rust repaired. But I won't be sitting on my hands while that is happening. The aluminum skin has to be (very carefully) removed so that three or four cracks can be repaired while I attend to the wood frame. With that done, the next task is to build the seat frames for the individual front seats and the occasional rear seat. Of course the chassis still has to be totally stripped bead blasted and painted. Then the re-assembly can begin. There are hours, weeks and even months of fun ahead. The big thing is to do something, no matter how small or large, every day.
Oh yes I did help my wife in the garden for an hour or two this afternoon, that way I can be reasonably sure of a couple of meals each day and half a bed every night.
Bernie J.
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