Weedhopper,
to PackardInfo and for including your '53 Clipper Deluxe Touring Sedan in PackardInfo's Packard Vehicle Registry.

TG (34Eight), great pic, thanks for sharing.

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Yes, a Dodge Coe car hauler. When the image was taken, the tractor was as new as its freight.

Used to be a Meador Olds store in Dallas or Ft. Worth. Maybe the same family (?)

John (John Brinegar), follow the links shown below, please, to find the one or another little information puzzle pieces.

- waymarking.com
- city-data.com
- mysapl.org
- facebook.com
- arklatexpackards.blogspot.com

Quotation (arklatexpackards.blogspot.com):

"Wendell Hawkins Packard, Inc. was located at the corner of Milam and Hadley in Houston, Texas. Prior to Mr. Hawkins’ sales agreement with Packard, the building (which had been built in the early 1920s) served as the Earl North Buick Company. Gene Meador had just retired his Packard dealership (located several blocks away from Milam and Hadley) which paved the way for Hawkins to step in as Houston’s Packard dealer. ...
The main reason Packard failed according to Wendell was that “mostly wealthy, old men” were in charge of many Packard dealerships during the ‘40s through ‘50s and “they were not aggressive enough.” One example of what he meant was dealer Gene Meador who paid cash for his cars and would never discount them. The cars sat on the showroom floor until a customer came along who was willing and able to pay full price."

I’m back in California now but one more note on the work. When I put the bell housing cover back on, I noticed that several of the bolts had flattened threads so rather than forcing them in, I’ll have to run a thread-chaser through the holes and put in new (or at least different) bolts. Posting it here will be kind of a reminder to myself for the next trip up!

Also, the new rear yoke finally arrived yesterday long after I was on the way back home but more importantly the package included the seal for the overdrive lockout which I hope I can install with the transmission in place. The old one, of course, has already been removed.

This is the first time in many decades that the rear of the engine has been properly supported! Until now, it was resting on the exhaust pipe which, fortunately, was quite strong.

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My mother uses a spray that she buys at Walmart on oil and grease stains before laundering that takes them right out. I think it’s called Oil Eater.

First two cleanings were with some citrus based upholstery cleaner. That got a lot of dirt out, but not those two big stains. My uncle thinks that might be quaker state he used to keep in the trunk....tonight I tried some marine clean from the por-15 linup, but it didn't seem to help too much. I guess I need something that will dissolve the oil, but not kill the fabric.

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Reading through this long thread, I did not see any mention of retarded ignition timing nor a vacuum leak. Both can contribute to an engine running hotter than normal. I think the problem trying to be addressed is on the wrong path. Hope this helps.

Recently, I had two shocks rebuilt by Apple. Their work was good and done in a timely manner. Not inexpensive, but worth it. I recommend them based on my experience.

This is an old post, but good to be reminded about those articles. I read most of the articles when this discussion first appeared. I got up to just before the beginning of World War II. I would like to read his stories about keeping the vehicles going during the war with all the shortages and rationing.