Re: I just cant wait!

Posted by Daniel Leininger On 2010/2/21 12:19:25

Ray,

Congrats on the family heirloom. What a wonderful way to have a Packard with 'history'.

I am experienced with towing a Packard 1000 miles on a U-Haul Auto Trailer. The 133 inch fit sounds right. With my Clipper having a 127" wheelbase, there was not a lot of extra room beyond the rear wheels, but it worked. (bumper was over the trailer slightly.)

I am not experienced with the width of a Packard 526, but think it is narrower than my 41 Clipper at the center. The trailer width of 79" sounds about right. My Clipper had only about 2" on each side to spare.

The U-Haul trailer with a left fender that folds down gives more loading width clearance. It also makes opening the driver door easy. I found that helpful.

Driving up onto the trailer can be daunting. It helps to have the wheels in a depression or shallow ditch to reduce the angle on the loading ramps.

My favorite setup is to winch the car up onto my friends trailer. That is slick and less dramatic on rocker panel trim pieces.

DanL