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73 isn't exactly young but it looks like not young enough either as we were both wrong!

Who needs a roof!? (Weather allowing)

I believe that part is 444991. "Anti-Squeak—Front Fender"

ttt--open to offers

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Haha…I do believe I have one or two other items to take care of first….re-woodgraining the dash and trim pieces, re-wiring the dash after the woodgraining, new rear floor pan, body work, upholstery, oh….and a roof would be a small plus.

One final postscript on some of this - Peter Toet is no stranger to NewZealand Packard adventures - if you noted my answer to "What single item you would bring on a Packard tour?" was "a Mechanic". Peter was my trusted mechanic for no less than 1,9xx miles of touring in NZ, with only squeakly wipers unresolved. Well, actually we did resolve them....turned them off.

And as for the 2026 tour, the dates are set, March something or other, certainly will update at the appropriate time.

DAF, South Pacific Packard Club emissary.

All you need now is the optional swaybar and you be ready to take it through a road course track!

I put a 1954 Overdrive transmission into a 1937 138CD put where the tranny is not in a different location. I also used the cane shifter with slight modification. So by appearance it looks original. The 54 tranny is a different model Trans but I would think it would work.

Today was the day to work with my brother-in-law on my car. We replaced the front coil springs, lower support arm bushings, and center crank arm and bearings. The new springs corrected the vast majority of the tilt that my car had. Most likely, I will need to replace the rear leaf springs to correct that last little bit of tilt. I also need to have the rear shocks re-built. That will likely be a winter project.

In the meantime, my car drives MUCH better. It’s almost unbelievable how much of a difference it made.




















Here are a couple pictures of the center crank arm ball….it was pretty worn. Thanks to Flackmaster for a NOS crank arm.

Thanks!