Re: Great discovery for all 1941-1950 Packard owners

Posted by JD in KC On 2008/1/25 23:35:56

I found the build sheet for my '50 Custom shortly after I bought it. It was taped to the top of the glove box. I also keep it sealed in plastic. It reads:

2352 X 2697 WSW AT HE RADVA 501

So... body type 2352, color code X (black), 2697 = serial number?, White Side Wall tires, Automatic Transmission, Heater, Radio with Vacuum Antenna, and interior trim 501 (Tan Broadcloth). I guessing that's how it decodes. The only oddity is the serial number (if that's what it is). If I take the cars actual serial number from the data plate and subtract 2000, the resulting number is not what is shown on the build sheet. The number is off by a couple hundred. This makes me wonder if my '50 is a leftover '49 or if this number is supposed to correlate at all? Everything else matches. Now to inspect the fill tube on the '41 (the glove box is long gone).