Truth be told, I hadn't given much thought to covering the Packardbakers - until after a conversation with
acolds at the S-P Cruise, last August at Summit Racing, which revealed that there were many highly relevant topics in just the handful of
Studebaker Service Bulletins available here, at
P'Info. After completing work on the 48-50 index, I took on the 57-58 content to tide us over until the next installment is ready
(more on that later).
I hope other owners of the 57-58 cars find this index useful.
Mind you, I've only included topics from the existing set of
SSBs, which appear to have been collected primarily WRT to Detroit-built Packards, but happen to contain many articles on South Bend product as well. I also included several
Studebaker Service Letters that have been graciously donated. However, there are plenty
SSBs with relevant articles that we DON'T yet have, but I'll gladly add them to the index if anyone can provide original examples of the missing issues - as duly noted in the
1957-58 Service Index Introduction.
After the holidays, I plan to pick up with work on an installment for the 1941-47 (19th-21st Series) Clippers, since we now have many, though not all, issues of the
Packard Service Counselor and
Packard Service Letter newsletters for that period. While we still need ALL of the
Technical Letters or
Service Technical Bulletins for that period (and 1947) for complete coverage, I'll make do and fold new information as it becomes available.
BTW, one resource that has helped me resolve many gray areas WRT model application, when the articles were vague, has been the factory parts books, here, but there is a gap in coverage that may affect progress on the 41-47 Clipper work. I believe there was a separate parts book for the non-Clipper (110, 120, 160, and 180) models in 1942 that we don't yet have. If anyone can loan an original edition to scan and add to our free
Literature and Manuals archive, please contact
BigKev.
Beyond that, there is a burning question as to how best to group related years/series/models of 1942 and earlier years for future installments. For that, we will need input from some knowledgable prewar enthusiasts.
Meanwhile, thanks to
BigKev for providing a good home and the programming needed to present this work.
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