Re: 1929 closed car cigar lighter

Posted by Tim Cole On 2013/9/19 18:35:12

Dear jwogec,

I wouldn't stress about which unit is more Packard. However, they did use a special wire in those things so they would recoil. It was as flexible as string. So you need to go to a show and ask to look at one.

Since I don't smoke I have no idea of how much amperage they consume and I only made sure the unit made the ammeter move when pulled out. Then disconnected it.

The late Billy Lester was a big cigar fan and smoked in his PIII Rolls upholstered with Bill Hirsch's Bridge of Weir leather. We always got a big kick out of that and what would happen if anybody stuck their head inside the car to smell that expensive Scottish leather.