Re: installing a small block?

Posted by David Grubbs On 2011/5/24 16:33:32

You should consider contacting some of the folks in the local Packard Club:
The Packard Club-

Heart of Texas Packards
735 Ware St.
San Antonio, TX 78221
Jim George
(210)922-1300

They would love to get some younger folks into the club, and there is a wealth of information stored in those gray haired heads. If you have a clutch pedal, you have a standard, with a column shift. One of my young friends here in MT went for a ride with me in my 51 200, and he couldn't figure out how I knew which gear the car was in, so don't feel bad.

On the distributor, Packard used both Autolite and Delco. See if you can find a label on the generator so you can match them. But I don't think it makes any difference. Check with your local starter/generator shop, I know Dallas Generator in downtown Dallas usually has some on the shelf. The distributor was used on many different makes of cars.

Good luck - take lots of digital photos before you start taking anything apart, and label the parts and bag them! Speaking from the voice of experience here - I got my first Packard when I was 15.