Re: engine block paint

Posted by Tim Cole On 2011/7/12 19:06:06

Dear Jeremy:

If your Packard motor is green then Bill Hirsch's paint will suffice.

Now let me tell you about this paint because I recently spoke to Bill about it. There was a guy we both knew years ago who knew a lot of Packard dealers and bought them out. He had shelves of brand new genuine Packard paints in the original cans. And all kinds of other stuff.

He had one can of genuine Packard green engine paint. That can was used for the product line. As far as I know nobody has been able to produce for inspection another can of genuine Packard green motor paint.

And yes this guy had lots of NOS Packard parts in different (and darker) shades of green, but the conclusion was that the paint was just old and weathered.

Years ago a car came in from Oklahoma with a motor by EC Last. He was an old time Packard Motor expert. It was restored in the early 1960's. Prior to Bill ever owning any Packards. When we opened the hood the color was a dead ringer for Bill's paint.

Good luck.