Peterson's 1940 Packard

Posted by West Peterson On 2010/2/3 15:15:50

In 2005, I acquired a 1940 Packard 1808 Touring Sedan. It had been sitting for the better part of 45 years in a small wooden-floored museum in west central Minnesota. I first saw the car when I was 7 years old, in 1967. It always intrigued me, because it had factory air conditioning, and was generally an all original car that had never been restored. Through the years it had been maintained regularly. It was quickly repainted and even the front seat was reupholstered at some point. Recorded mileage from 1959 to 2005 was less than 1,000 miles.

The first day I drove the car, it made a LOT of noises. None sounded serious, but certainly noises that needed to be addressed before the car could be used regularly.

This blog will follow my progress, along with some step-by-step procedures. I hope that what I've learned will be of some help to others.

This is a photo of me when I was 7, sitting on the running board of my father's 1940 1806 club sedan.

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