Re: 1940 Packard 110 convertible... to buy or not to buy? That is the question...

Posted by Victor On 2013/1/5 20:53:58

David:

Thanks for your post and willingness to help. I did get the book from Jim Hollingsworth. The other Jim in the post gave me his contact info. I had met him before in a Packard club meet and bought a 1941 Patent plate from him. Now I got his book also, which he kindly sent, after spending quite a time with me on the phone helping solve some doubts. He was a great guy, incredibly knowledgeable. The Packard world lost one of it's great assets.

About my car, I haven't done much to it, other that slowly buying the needed parts. I got a correct carburator, a generator (need to revert it to 6V possitive ground) and several trim pieces, bumper, hubcaps, dashboard parts, etc. I am still missing some things.

I plan to restore it in burgundy color (though to tell the truth I haven't even tried to find out what color it was originally). I am planning on medium brown leather interior, and therefore I am considering doing the dashboard in the regular wooden color which was also original, and not on the Aspen (grayish white) type.

I have been working on several project and this one is on the waiting list. I may not even start it this year but perhaps on the following one. That is not to say I don't like it and not have a goal of having it on the road soon... but I do have some other things which I need to attend to first.

By the way, I did check on brakes, bearings and engine, and took it out for a spin. Not bad at all, though I will have to redo most of the car.

Thanks again,
victor