Yes, they are rare, at the 1999 Centennial with over 1000 Packards there were none, yet there were two I'm aware of in CT and perhaps yours is one of them, they were owned by Jim VanDuyne (blue) and Johnnie Peterson (black).

Some pic's are over on the PAC Site.

http://www.packardclub.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=50

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G'day Frank,
I'd say to PackardInfo, but see you are a long time member! What I don't see in your '48 Custom Club Sedan in the Owner Registry, so could you please include it there, together with a pic, any known history and how you acquired it?

I saw one there when we were in Branson for PAC Nat'l in June. I have photos of that one on my other computer. I am traveling next 3 days, but will try to post what I have.

Are you asking about their display model of some other one? Maybe you don't know?

DanL

Here is the PAC website
http://www.packardclub.org/

It list Roster Keeper as:
Ed Ostrowski ostrowski4@comcast.net
1948-1950 (22nd & 23rd Series) 2201, 2202, 2206, 2211, 2213, 2220, 2222, 2225, 2232, 2233, 2301, 2302,2306, 2313, 2320, 2322, 2332, 2333
DanL

Frank16

The Model Info section of this website states 5,935 TOTAL production for ALL Custom Eight Models (Sedans and Club Sedans).

https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/modelinfo/viewmodel.php?model=89

Have you counted 1948 Custom Club Sedans on our Owner Registry?
How about Custom Sedans?
Those numbers may tell you something.

The PAC directory that bkazmer gave you points to 'scarce.'

That's about the same number of 41 Clippers in the PAC Directory. I had 3 old timers comment on mine at PAC Nat'l Meets. "Don't see many of those."

Keep askin'. Also check with the PAC Roster Keeper for this model. He/she may have more hard data. Look on their website for contact info.

DanL

Night Owl

I concur with David (49Packard) above.
I had a heat riser stuck last summer. It basically preheats the air to the intake manifold. While that is great in cold weather, if it is stuck it does not shut off (year round). I suspect a stuck heat riser can raise engine running temp in the summer by 5 to 10 degrees (maybe more, I've not tested it).

Do a 'heat riser' search on forums/blogs to find old discussions and pictures.

Keepin' Cooler in South Dakota
DanL

Thanks for the info Rowdy. This hose (crosses to NAPA 7371) looks like it will work just fine and over-come the issue of not putting on the leaky Packard transmission cooler. Further the angles are such that the belts can operate with sufficient clearance.

(The Packard coolers I have both leak. Also on my parts Patrician the previous owner took the darn thing off completely! I don't recommend not cooling the TU trans however from what all the fellas here have said about it. See attached pics of that mess too.)

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from meet snap shots I see Sardonyx Brown over Egyptian Sand, Coronet Blue, Dover Gray, and Black (Hi, Art)

quick peek at PAC directory shows 13 22nd series Custom 8 Club Sedans.