Thank you. I wanted to make sure I wasn't seeing things when I looked in the parts book as I did see it multiple times.

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I would for sure pick that original power antenna and mounting grommet off the car. Even if it doesn't work they can be easily repaired. To lower the antenna without power, there is a plug on the side with beeswax on it. Scrape off the wax then loosen the plug a couple turns. Then you can gently collapse the antenna. These are a few hundred $$ on eBay. You usually need a special wrench to get that nut off without tearing it up, though. Or use a thick rag with pliers. The electrical connections are plugs behind the antenna switch.

I'm sure some of the other stuff could find a home if you pick it up at scrap yard prices.

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Hi human.. if you mean my last post #94 .... that means, that the link in my post #93 doesnt work ... so I post an other one in #94 this works for me. Hope for all other too.

Karl

That 1955 Clipper Deluxe is the least optioned one I have seen, with a factory radio delete and also no backing lamps.

It has a heater core and oil filter though and appears to have an automatic trans, which are the other 3 options pretty much always seen on one of these.

Ok now I see it on both posts. Not sure what the problem was.

Seems to me this problem could be solved with a vented cap unless I'm misunderstanding where the vacuum occurs.

Thanks for the update, Karl. Very interesting.

I'm not sure I understand your question though.

maybe this will work ... ?

https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2024-05-06/packard-show-drives-car-enthusiasts-to-hyatt-regency-newport-beach

With a lot of patience and a good friend with the right contacts, one of the last problems in the restoration of a component that was important to me was finally solved. I was looking for the original silencer. All inquiries in the last 2 years were initially unsuccessful. It also seemed unlikely to me that a silencer from 1924 could even be found. These components are the first to fall victim to rust. And it's common for owners of these 1920s models lines to opt for the replicas that fit the bill and are offered multiple times in the United States. However, it was important to me that the silencer corresponds to the original and ultimately reproduces the original sound of this model. Even though I couldn't get an original silencer anymore, I wanted a replica of the original that was at least very close in terms of construction and sound. The photos of the components from the spare parts lists show that this construction, which is delivered in individual parts, can certainly be rebuild. Also, I tried to find out the dimensions and details of this silencer. I had enlarged the photos from the spare parts list on my PC monitor so, that I could see the known diameter of the pipe... after the exhaust manifold (57mm >> 2 ¼")... could decrease at a suitable scale. Using this reference measurement I have I determined all other dimensions of the silencer based on the images that I copied from YouTube videos, showing the attachment points/brackets of the silencer to the frame and thus the length of the component. The measurement was very close to the measurement. I determined the number and arrangement of the holes in the inner pipes was very difficult because they were relatively small on the Parts List page. Since I still didn't get any feedback from the internet, I decided to build the silencer anyway based on the dimensions I found and continued to try to get the data on the important resonance pipes with the holes, the number and position of which in the silencer are crucial for the function and sound of the silencer... the very things that were essentially important to me.

Unfortunately, attempts by friends here in the forum were also unsuccessful, although there was someone who had this data but didn't give it out because he copied and sold this silencer. He believed that sharing the data could harm his company. Now, I don't know how many 1924-25 models there are whose owners still need this original exhaust, or how many of them would be able and willing to recreate this exhaust themselves. I think you could count them on one one hand for the next decades. Anyway... at a classic car meeting here in Germany I told my friend about my problems with this silencer. He owns two Packards of the 30th here in Germany and is very active in the US Packard scene on the West Coast. Prof. Wolfgang Eisert is a regular guest at the Packard International Meetings and also a judge at these on the West Coast.

https://deref-gmx.net/mail/client/EclqIBj6p-8/dereferrer/?redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsocal%2Fdaily-pilot%2Fnews%2Fstory%2F2024-05-06%2Fpackard-show-drives-car-enthusiasts-to-hyatt-regency-newport-beach

He used his contacts and asked someone who is also known here in this forum. He couldn't get the data for this muffler, but he knew someone who had some cars from the 1920s and who he believed still had parts for these cars. In fact, it turned out that this acquaintance actually had one of these mufflers. Thanks Haven…. complete, albeit in a pitiful condition, but therefore also perfect to save the missing data and thus enable me to create an actual “original replica”. My friend Wolfgang quickly packed the Muffler into his suitcase on his next visit to California and brought it with him to Germany. But it gets even better !!! I immediately disassembled the muffler to find out how closely it would fit with the components I had already purchased for my own replica. And it's hard to believe that the original covers on the ends of the muffler fit exactly over/into the pipes that I determined and bought myself based on the calculated dimensions. So I was very accurate to the original with my measurements. I would not have expected that. Here are the first pictures.


I will further describe the construction of the muffler here in my blog and show it in the picture. Of course, I will also make all the data for the components available here in the blog so that anyone who has the ambition can recreate the original muffler themselves. Because I believe this information should be available to all Packard Enthusiasts seeking to preserve these historically significant vehicles of this era. Everything else will come soon, when the rims are finished and the frame is back on the wheels, allowing the engine to be installed and tested.

Karl

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Home away from Home, Instead of an attachment it was added below the text with a yellow - tan background. It doesn't show?

I tried to add the attachment again here.

Thanks for your interest,

Bob

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I know Clint Moore was here.