Re: Resurrecting a 1951 Henney-Packard Parts Car

Posted by Packard Don On 2023/7/18 15:22:41

Thank you Howard. Over the years I've been doing just that and have quite a few photos but each is different. On a recent set from a 1952 Henney-Packard ambulance just like mine sent to me by the owner but made, as I recall, for the Army (mine is Air Force) it was quite different even though externally it looks identical other than having an incorrect '60s era spotlight on the door. I know someone online with a Cadillac version so maybe he has something closer on his as the basic equipment was the same no matter the chassis or coach builder.

While on the subject of equipment, mine has an antenna on the roof identical to that of the ambulance mentioned above but I see no sign of a two-way radio having ever been installed. However, I'll look more closely once it's back on the ground and moveable under its own power. If it ever had one, it would probably have attached under the dash - or at least the control head would have been there. The radio itself is huge so would have been mounted on one of the steel plates in the rear compartment on the panels where the rear side doors would have been had it had them.