Re: Matching numbers???

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2016/3/24 22:27:56

Unless you have the original delivery ticket for the car to verify exactly which engine # was in it when delivered, about all you should expect is that early vehicle-numbered cars will have an earlier engine number than later vehicles. You can also reach a judgement from the theft-proof number - a late body should have a late engine #.

I have dozens and dozens of 1939 110 data sets which bracket your VN, many from original delivery tickets. Here's some with vehicle number, motor number, and theft-proof for comparison to yours.

1282-16147 B23619A 515319
1282-16943 B24665A 515046
1282-15981 B22353A 512909
1282-15646 B22767A 507768
1282-15144 B22215A 502042

Based on these yours seems to fall into line so I'd think the chances that your car has the original engine as delivered is excellent.

As a Packard "newbie" you are probably not aware that in the type font Packard used for the vehicle and theft-proof numbers the numeral "1" appears as an "I".