Don and Rachel's 1937 1095 120CD and 1098 Coupe Projects

Posted by Don 37 On 2010/2/28 9:40:22

I am finally to the point where I can start restoring this project. I have owned the car for about 18 months and during that time I have been aquiring the needed parts to make it enough of a car to call it a car. I looked at my garage and low and behold it is filled to the brim. I am there. A little history on myself. I have been into Packards for over 33 years. I bought my first in 1976 a 55 Clipper Custom. Drove a 53 Air Force Jr. Ambulance as a daily driver for many years. I have owned the below list of 37's

3- 1098 Business Coupes (My first in 1985 went to Australia)
2- 1094 Touring Coupes
6- 1092 Touring Sedans (hmmm in getting parts I have a complete one now, over collected again)
1- 1082 Touring Sedan

And finally 1- 1095 Sport Coupe My first project I will complete. All the ones previously had I would gather all the pieces and then need to eat or send a kid to school , so there were sold.

Here are the parts I needed to find to make mine complete

1. Complete dash
2. Good Front Fenders (I could have folded the ones that came with it and mail them)
3. Right side rear fender ( I now have three I kinda over collected)
4. All hood chrome( now have 2.5 sets)
5. All three rumble seat steps (still need the Bumper one)
6. Both Taillights
7. Deluxe Heater
8. Seat (Have to settle for one from a 1092)
9. Intake and exhaust manifold
10.outside door handles
11. Trunk Emblem (Car candy did not really have to have this part)
12. Luggage Rack Assy.
13. Both trunk Handles
14. Hood orn (Bail Cap for now)
15. All bumper guards and Bolts
16. 1 Wheel (4 on the car are early 37 without chain holes, it had to match the others Right?
17. Clock ( Okay I do have 4 clock deletes but I have always been a collector)
18. Headlights (Ones without holes on the bottom)
19. Headlight glass (1)
20. Horns
21. Windshield molding
22. Headlight reflectors
23. Banjo Steering wheel( another car candy)


So I hope that if I post here I will keep motivated to finish this one. My next post will have some starting pictures. Don