Re: Packard shopping: Reyman
Posted by humanpotatohybrid On 2022/9/21 21:59:07
Today:
- Got the short certificate from the seller and got the title and antique registration paperwork sent in. Should be no hiccups at this point and hopefully I'll get my plate within roughly a month. Old lady doing my paperwork: "They don't make Packards anymore, do they?" "Nope, they stopped making 'em in '58..."
- Polished front turn signals and checked electrical but didn't install yet (see paragraph below). Lenses are very yellowed, and are also dull and a bit cracked but there's not much I can do.
If anyone has a 55 400 or similar, I don't know what some of the correct hardware to be used is because I purchased my car disassembled. If anyone has one and wants to help, let me know. I'll eventually post a list of parts that I don't know the hardware (and probably don't have it either). Planning on buying from McMaster.
- Ordered some trim clips so I can get the front 1/4panel trim on (the short pieces I have are missing their clips). Thinking about redoing the black stripes on the Reynolds wrap with pinstriping tape... I think it would be way too hard to paint. If anyone has suggestions on how to get the old paint off, let me know. If anyone needs trim clips then these will fit most trim on the 55's AFAIK.https://www.ebay.com/itm/192791599531
- Cleaned up one upper side panel for the backseat. Will try to get the remaining gunk off the trim with some Goo-Gone sometime.
- Also, guess when the rear ashtrays were last cleaned out...
P.S. The football cards date 1970-72. Clearly whoever Reyman was ferrying around a few years into his ownership of the car was not a fan of football.
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- Got the short certificate from the seller and got the title and antique registration paperwork sent in. Should be no hiccups at this point and hopefully I'll get my plate within roughly a month. Old lady doing my paperwork: "They don't make Packards anymore, do they?" "Nope, they stopped making 'em in '58..."
- Polished front turn signals and checked electrical but didn't install yet (see paragraph below). Lenses are very yellowed, and are also dull and a bit cracked but there's not much I can do.
If anyone has a 55 400 or similar, I don't know what some of the correct hardware to be used is because I purchased my car disassembled. If anyone has one and wants to help, let me know. I'll eventually post a list of parts that I don't know the hardware (and probably don't have it either). Planning on buying from McMaster.
- Ordered some trim clips so I can get the front 1/4panel trim on (the short pieces I have are missing their clips). Thinking about redoing the black stripes on the Reynolds wrap with pinstriping tape... I think it would be way too hard to paint. If anyone has suggestions on how to get the old paint off, let me know. If anyone needs trim clips then these will fit most trim on the 55's AFAIK.https://www.ebay.com/itm/192791599531
- Cleaned up one upper side panel for the backseat. Will try to get the remaining gunk off the trim with some Goo-Gone sometime.
- Also, guess when the rear ashtrays were last cleaned out...
P.S. The football cards date 1970-72. Clearly whoever Reyman was ferrying around a few years into his ownership of the car was not a fan of football.
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20220921_221457.jpg (117.35 KB)
20220921_221515.jpg (370.19 KB)
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20220921_224041.jpg (314.75 KB)
20220921_195722.jpg (144.91 KB)
20220921_200232.jpg (388.30 KB)
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