Re: Peterson's 1940 Packard
Posted by West Peterson On 2014/11/20 8:34:54
As mentioned, one of the luggage rack nobs was also lost en route.
The generator was rebuilt. The voltage regulator was adjusted by 39SixSedanMan (Pat), who also did a major carburetor idle adjustment for me, and he got it back up and running perfectly so I could take it to Hershey.
Before I left, I found a replacement luggage rack nob that needs replating, plus I bought another pair at Hershey that need replating. I found a local machine shop that will be making me a set of new ones out of stainless steel.
I had to leave Hershey in the middle of the night Saturday morning. Rather than risk being broken down on the side of the road in the middle of the night, since I needed to get to Detroit asap, two friends left Hershey early with me, and drove me home. I left the Packard in the motel's parking lot.
When dawn broke, I called another friend who was staying at the motel, and he agreed to drive the car onto the show field for me, in the rain. I then had to find a place to store the car until I could get back to Hershey and pick it up. Chris Ritter, AACA's head librarian, has a airplane hanger at his place, and agreed to store it for me. Since I was unable to return to Hershey before the snow fell, it will remain in Pennsylvania for the duration.
At the last minute, I decided to change the car from "Do Not Judge" and put it in the judging category. It received a Third Place trophy.
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The generator was rebuilt. The voltage regulator was adjusted by 39SixSedanMan (Pat), who also did a major carburetor idle adjustment for me, and he got it back up and running perfectly so I could take it to Hershey.
Before I left, I found a replacement luggage rack nob that needs replating, plus I bought another pair at Hershey that need replating. I found a local machine shop that will be making me a set of new ones out of stainless steel.
I had to leave Hershey in the middle of the night Saturday morning. Rather than risk being broken down on the side of the road in the middle of the night, since I needed to get to Detroit asap, two friends left Hershey early with me, and drove me home. I left the Packard in the motel's parking lot.
When dawn broke, I called another friend who was staying at the motel, and he agreed to drive the car onto the show field for me, in the rain. I then had to find a place to store the car until I could get back to Hershey and pick it up. Chris Ritter, AACA's head librarian, has a airplane hanger at his place, and agreed to store it for me. Since I was unable to return to Hershey before the snow fell, it will remain in Pennsylvania for the duration.
At the last minute, I decided to change the car from "Do Not Judge" and put it in the judging category. It received a Third Place trophy.
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