My "New" Packard 400 ID info

Posted by Mark Stivers On 2012/3/17 1:03:34

New guy here, I recently bought a 51 Patrician 400 from a gentleman in Wichita Falls, Texas and trailered back to Granbury, Texas. I was tickled silly all the way home with our "new" car. With that being said, I've written down the following numbers: Body firewall A70240, Firewall body number tag 2452 6927, door jam ID plate 2452 6927 Paint Q Trim 601 (or 501 because first didgit is fuzzy), engine head front 32653, head number front to back 448019 288 and last but not least (scratching my head) B606032. With all the research I've done, this last number is telling me it's a 1938 block with a 288 head. Is this possible ? Any and all help is appreciated and encouraged. Many thanks in advance for all replies.

This engine serial number thing was driving me crazy....so I went out with a flashlight and scraped/sanded/ scrubbed and wiped that number........low and behold, it's J606032 which tells me that it's a 327 9 main with a 288 head ! So....I read where a 288 head on a 327 increased HP/ performance ? Anybody have info regarding this combination ?

Regards,
HotRod