Re: 1932 Packard Light eight shovelnose serial number plate
Posted by yazdi On 2017/12/17 14:05:44
Hello Paul, Thank you so much for spending time and reaserching for my car number. It is a miracle that you found these amazing photos. I tried to find these numbers but with poor lighting, I had no luck. I will try to remove the rumble seat lid tomorrow. I have couple of questions:
1. How in the world did you locate the actual photos of my car numbers? Was my car registered with Packard registry in the past? If yes, any knowledge about the original or previous owners?
2. Now that I know the actual car number, where do I purchase a reproduction plate?
Here is some information about my car:
This pancaked was Parker in a ban so many years. It is in need of extensive restoration. The frame and steel body panels are 100% rust-free. The body is missing some misc. trim pieces including. Rear bumper and brackets, radiator mascot, and couple of other things. I have the original luggage rack and brackets. The interior is gutted out. I have the seats and frames the wood is good for most parts but the sills are in poor condition. The car came with a crate with wooden slats containing a complete roadster convertible top frame that was sent out to be restored and has new wood tack strips. I have not opened the crate but I can see it through the slats. The strange part is that the date on the newspaper padding around the top frame is dated to July 1980. I was told that the previous owner was planning to convert this coupe to a roadster. He had started to disassemble the top part but in preliminary stage.
The drive train and suspension is all original. I was told by the agent of the state that the previous owner had the engine rebuilt a few years ago. I am trying to get it running. The engine is free. However, it appears that the starter is malfunctioning. I need to remove and have it rebuilt.
One more thing. They sold a 1933 or 1934 (?) packard 2 door sedan at the same estate, it needed full restoration. I was told the agent that at one point an X-mayor of Atlanta Issac N. Ragsdale had bought these Packards for him and his wife but can not confirm.
Considering the major cost of restoration of this amazing car, I have not decided what to do with it yet. I will get it running and should decide sometimes in January 2018.
Again, Thank you so much Al
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1. How in the world did you locate the actual photos of my car numbers? Was my car registered with Packard registry in the past? If yes, any knowledge about the original or previous owners?
2. Now that I know the actual car number, where do I purchase a reproduction plate?
Here is some information about my car:
This pancaked was Parker in a ban so many years. It is in need of extensive restoration. The frame and steel body panels are 100% rust-free. The body is missing some misc. trim pieces including. Rear bumper and brackets, radiator mascot, and couple of other things. I have the original luggage rack and brackets. The interior is gutted out. I have the seats and frames the wood is good for most parts but the sills are in poor condition. The car came with a crate with wooden slats containing a complete roadster convertible top frame that was sent out to be restored and has new wood tack strips. I have not opened the crate but I can see it through the slats. The strange part is that the date on the newspaper padding around the top frame is dated to July 1980. I was told that the previous owner was planning to convert this coupe to a roadster. He had started to disassemble the top part but in preliminary stage.
The drive train and suspension is all original. I was told by the agent of the state that the previous owner had the engine rebuilt a few years ago. I am trying to get it running. The engine is free. However, it appears that the starter is malfunctioning. I need to remove and have it rebuilt.
One more thing. They sold a 1933 or 1934 (?) packard 2 door sedan at the same estate, it needed full restoration. I was told the agent that at one point an X-mayor of Atlanta Issac N. Ragsdale had bought these Packards for him and his wife but can not confirm.
Considering the major cost of restoration of this amazing car, I have not decided what to do with it yet. I will get it running and should decide sometimes in January 2018.
Again, Thank you so much Al
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