Re: 22nd Series Seats Restoration
Posted by Ozstatman On 2010/11/14 0:13:06
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Gary Marshall wrote:.....Mal, In Australia, how do you find driving your Packard? On those dusty roads there(countryside), i guess you use radial tires ?
Also, do you keep to original color, even though you strip complete frame? I know professional restorers dip there car frame, check quality of frame, then prime and paint.
Gary,
Street and Highway driving is fine, even though my '41 120 Coupe is LHD in a RHD environment. Have turn indicators installed as well as a mirror either side to assist the driver with visibility. I try to avoid dirt roads although on our recent National Rally when following a Packard navigating using a GPS he led a couple of us along a dirt road for several miles! My tyres are Diamondback WWW radials and I'm very pleased with them, except for the cost!
My coupe has been repainted twice in it's lifetime, went from white, to off-white and it's now cream which I've left for now because it's quite presentable. I didn't remove the body from the frame when we did the various mechanical rebuilds but did remove the front clip(grill/bonnet/mudguards). Have scraped frame and underside of body and cleaned then repainted. Wouldn't recommend doing it that way, so if you can do a body off restoration that definitely is the way to do it.
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