Re: Great discovery for all 1941-1950 Packard owners

Posted by Dan Marrin On 2008/1/26 10:08:22

JD:

I wonder if the serial# on the build sheet refers to the order in which the body of your vehicle was produced and the serial# on the data plate refers to the serial# or order in which the entire car (frame, body, drive train etc) was assembled. My 1948 has a small Body Number plate that is located directly beneath the embossed anti-theft number on the passenger side of the firewall which agrees with the build sheet serial number; is this small plate also found on your 1950? If so, check it and I think you'll find that the numbers will match your build sheet.

Thanks for sharing the code from your vehicle along with your astute interpretation of the code. Perhaps if we all shared the info from these build sheets on our various cars, we could crack the code.

My 1948 LWB sedan for 7 build sheet reads as follows followed by my guess as to what the numbers and letters refer to. Mine was not totally legible because of folds and rips, so some of the characters could be in question:

3313 ?
Line 2-assembled on assembly line #2
2271-body model# for Super 8 Deluxe 7 pass. sedan
X-exterior color code for all black
2051-51st body of this model produced
D(orP)FAHD ? maybe defrost/heaters?
RV-radio w/vacuum antenna
P(orF)SE ?
401-interior trim code for tan shadow check cloth

I would appreciate any help in deciphering the unknown characters