Re: Packard 120

Posted by PackardV12fan On 2008/10/2 23:15:45

John - work on your reading disability. Let's try it again, slow. I dont want a 100 point car. I dont have the money for a 100 point car. If I had the money, I wouldn't spend it on making my car a 100 pointer!.

If I had one, I would only mess it up! The last couple of miles to my ranch are on dirt roads that are little more than cow-tracks (the kinds of roads our pre-war Packards were designed for).

And where in HELL did you get the idea I brag about my car? Again, work on your reading disability. When I am invited to old car shows, mine is usually the "doggiest" one there. Now, my personal prejudice, is that we who drive our Packards have the most fun with them...but that's been discussed before.

Got it now ? How many times do I have to repeat that before you "get" it ?

Except for a high speed rear axle, a paint job that I did myself about thirty years ago (tried to do it like the Packard factory - tore it all apart, upholstery panels off the doors, fenders and hood off, used nitro lacqueer, colors from 1938 Packard paint chips, used a 1930's era type spray gun) some re-chroming and an engine over-haul, IT IS BONE STOCK AND AS DELIVERED. Upholstery, dash, etc, is all orig. (radio and clock work) Makes for a fine 20 footer ! Now that the paint is getting a bit on the "ratty" side, some people think it is an "original"! Makes me feel good about that..(that I "did it right"). Some of these fancy show cars have modern paint finishes..MUCH shinier than possible then with 1930's paint chemistry and paint technology - but, heck, it's a free country.

I dont know this Miller fellow, but from what you tell me (that he actually drives and enjoys a high pointer) THREE CHEERS FOR HIM !