Re: '33 manuals??

Posted by jimw On 2010/12/18 12:46:28

That's what I originally thought also, but I have an original version of the 1934 book and it is printed on the same paper as the service letters, not the kind of reprint paper that comes with the 7th thru 12th series book from PAC. I believe that PAC printed their version off of an original Packard publication. The pages in both versions I am aware of (7th thru 12th series and 1934 versions) don't correspond to the pages in the service letters as they are arranged by topic, not chronographically. My 1934 version is looseleaf and has tabs that correspond with the sections with the section titles printed on the tabs. It is also copyrighted 1934, which would indicate that it pre-dates
PAC.

Jim Wayman
640 Phaeton