Re: Packards at Scotty's Castle

Posted by Tim Cole On 2011/9/24 22:36:38

Dear Mike:

As you correctly indicate the body number for the V-12 is part of the serial number. That is body style 639, car number 44. Or 639 044, 639 44, 639 X44 or whatever. This is good because 619 or 659 would indicate a body taken from an eight.

The number on the firewall was billed as the "thief proof" number. Numerous cars left the factory without one. The space between the arrows was blank. According to Packard they kept some kind of records for it, but they must have been destroyed.

The motor number is found midway on the left side of the block in the space just beneath the cylinder head.

There are three other serial numbers: one is on the left frame rail underneath the front fender, on the right side of the front axle, and on the back of the transmission near left of the drive shaft.

These four were all close to each other when built.