Re: 48 Packard question

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2008/9/30 11:45:52

Certainly one of the least-common body styles, would be nice to see it saved but if you're thinking of doing it and then flipping the car for a profit, forget it. Saving this one will be a labor of love. Hope you do it! If I can use the word without criticism, this is a "lesser" series Packard; that body style on the top-of-the-line Custom 8 is truly uncommon, I've only seen perhaps a half-dozen in 45 years.

I suspect the round hole in the rear above the bumper is some later adulteration for who knows what reason. However, that location is approximately where dealers occasionally mounted a valve stem with an inner hose to the spare which allowed inflating the spare w/o opening the trunk. But I can't say I've ever seen one on the Clipper/bathtub cars with the spare mounted against the seat back; more commonly seen (and still not often) on the 51-56 body shell.

How about a photo of the patent (VN) plate on the cowl, and if possible the Briggs # on a tag near the heater box?