Re: Modified Engine

Posted by 58L8134 On 2018/2/26 13:07:12

Hi Dumper

Thanks for providing photos of the engine and stamped number. As it stands now, your car is a fine example of how Packard continued to support owners even after initial sale to keep their cars useful and satisfying. While the purist become hung up on exact adherence to factory assembled originality now, there should to be a recognition the company was also provided for practical assistance and service components to keep their cars on the road. It's great to see such an example survive.

What approach you take, whether to source a replacement 1938 correct 282 or retain the car as a document of its time is up to you. Should you decide the latter, I'd recommend you keep a print out of the bulletin with the car that details service replacement of pre-war engines with postwar units as proof that Packard maintained such a program.

Steve