Re: Pre War Service Index Groupings

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/5/23 10:35:05

BH, if indeed you do go back to 1924, you could include the 1st Series Single Six with the later Single Sixes as the most significant change between the two was the adoption of 4-wheel brakes in the 2nd Series.

In this era before shop manuals and the like became common, much of the mechanical maintenance information was included in the owner's manual - for the benefit of the chauffeur no doubt. In some cases they have very detailed information on servicing. Dealer's mechanics were often trained in Packard-run schools (as were chauffeurs) and supplemented by "hands on" training in the shop, hence the manuals weren't considered all that necessary. If you could afford a Packard and the chauffeur couldn't do it, you took it to a dealer or factory branch - God forbid the owner should ever think of getting dirt under his fingernails.