Sam and Sarah's 1940 1803 Super Eight " the Great Guildersleeve"

Posted by cityrenovators On 2020/10/31 8:39:57

We bought our first Packard in 2009. A 1947 Six we called Pearl. It was super smooth, you'd swear the steering brake and clutch were power assisted, but they're not. At stop lights Sarah would tell me the engine died, but it hadn't. It was just that quiet. Our favorite body style was the 1940, it had al the old styling ques- scissor up hood, stand off headlights, suicide doors etc. We bought our 1940 160 Super Eight in 2011, named her The Great Guildersleeve and sold Pearl. The new Packard had been someones project for years and when they died the the basement wall had to be demolished to free her. After that two successive hot rodders put her barely back together and made her run. With lots of parts thrown inside her and two bolts per fender holding her together we got our new project. In 2015 I tore the engine apart and rebuilt it in place, and rebuilt the mechanicals: suspension, brakes, transmission, wiring etc. In 2018 I tore apart the body and stripped and sanded it . I painted her recently in 2020 and am now attempting to put her back together.


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