I’m really at a loss. I don’t see anything or feel anything. The best I can tell is that the entire seat back and frame looks like it has to come out as an assembly.

The side panels are definitely attached to the lower frame.




And, looking at the top, I don’t see how the seat back/cushion can come up separately.




This is under the seat back cushion…

G'day PSuper8Ben,
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I invite you to include your '48 Super Eight in PackarInfo's Packard Vehicle Registry.

It's been a crazy busy week, so my wife and I took some time for a lunch date. First up was washing the car for the first time in 6 months. Looks much better



I'm loving the new interior






Beautiful and sunny, high 60's today. So windows down and cruise through town and the country






Ate at a local joint called the Red Horse Diner. A cool place that used to be an old service station, from what I understand. Has some old restored fuel pumps outside. The inside is covered top to bottom in signs, neon, and memorabilia



Birds of a feather. Another local with a hopped up SS parked next to us. Lots of people inspected the cars on their way out the front door.

There maybe little tabs or loops coming out of the bottom back of the cushion where the screws are driven through and into the wood frame.

If you can't see anything, try reaching under there and see if you can feel the fastener or tabs/loops. Usually there is on each side.

Thanks, I’ll give that a try. I figured there had to be a way to remove the seat back, but I wasn’t seeing it. I’ll try lifting!

Most seat back cushions lift up and off the back frame. There usually a couple of screws underneath that retain it to prevent it from poping off on its own. That's how both my 37 rumble seat and 54 back seat cushions come out.

That is absolutely fantastic. Commenting on you getting your dad out.

I got everything buttoned back up, all torqued to spec and fogging oil in the cylinders to keep it "fresh" for the next guy.

Obviously the engine is still in the car, but we will be removing it soon.

What might be the source of this stain just under the valve covers? It was worse before I wiped it off - some crungey yellow-green stuff. It wasn't there before I took my Packard out for about an hour-long drive, the first in a while.

I took the 1930 out for the first time since I had the radiator rebuilt during the pandemic. The radiator rebuild and several surgeries (on me) have kept me from driving the Packard for the last several years, but I've been starting it and running it in place at least once a month.

It started like a champ and ran like it just came out of the factory! When I got back after the run I noticed that spot of gunky stuff. My first thought was coolant and...oil? Am I going to need new valve cover gaskets?

1930 7-45 Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton. Engine rebuilt in 1958-59 by my dad, maybe 20K miles on it since. Unfortunately my dad passed before I got to ask him so many questions about the car, but thanks to the Packard clubs and forums like this I'm keeping it alive and healthy.

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Those are the patent numbers and are meaningless for identification.

Look at the file "carter AFB#s" below showing location of where the model numbers should be on your carb. Either on a tag which could be missing or stamped on the base.

Exactly what is your car's year, model, engine, and is it original or has it been modified or parts changed? (Aids looking part numbers up.) I think you said '53. Those are early units and low production.
The exploded diagram is probably not exact for what you have but the internal AFB parts don't change.
Indicate which ones are missing by number. If you don't know you might have to disassemble and check for them.
If I don't have, I can tell you who may have them. Edelbrock is still making some of these in larger sizes. Many old carb suppliers in US. '53 era would be small bore.

ps: I couldn't find my P carb list file but I think I posted on here. I show from interchange for '53 #s- 784S, 928S, 985, 2084, 2103, 2142, 5400-5401. They have S at end of the number if I didn't. They're just later versions of the same thing. They were improving these yearly or faster back then so lots of # changes.
Looks like someone blasted that piece pretty heavy and could have particulates inside.

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