Sunday 8th April, 2018

Yesterdays events have conspired to put back any work or progress on the Packard. But why is this so? Because yesterday while showing my eldest son the Packard I tripped, and broke and dislocated my left wrist.

Fortunately, on Thursday. I'd polished the bumpers, cleaned and blackened the tyres and cleaned the glass in preparation for the Robertson Car Show today. Also fortunately Noel(aka tabletennissport) was meeting me this morning to travel with me in the Packard to the show. Little did he know he'd end up chauffeuring me in the Packard! Nice fine and sunny day but only 3 Packards at the show and probably about 200 cars all up. What of the wrist though? Comfortable at the moment after the dislocation was manipulated back into place in the Bowral Hospital Emergency Department and a temporary cast applied. Not in much pain and seeing an orthopedic specialist this week for review, permanent cast and further treatment, if required.

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Yes, the rope like material is stock

Thanks for the answer on the knob question. Probably should have looked for that in the owners manual...

And now for the next question

This is a rope type stuff located in the trunk between the fender and wheel well. Is this stock?

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The clue was "as I recall" so clearly I did not recall correctly!

there was a small button (red, as I recall)

I suspect someone was "dressing" things up, the small button for the washer was chromium plated.

On every 1951 to 1954 Packard I've owned, the knob was used to control the wipers. If the car had the window washer option, there was a small button (red, as I recall) in the center for actuating it but otherwise it was plain chrome just like yours.

The knob circled in red is the windshield wiper control switch.

According to page 11 of the 1954 owner's manual that switch operates the windshield wipers. However, on my 1954 Convertible it operates nothing that I can see; it's puzzling as to why it's there. I have a similarly-shaped knob hanging down under the dash below and slightly to the left of the ignition switch that does operate the wipers; this switch is not shown in the owner's manual.

And finally. What is this knob circled in red? It is on the left side of the steering column.

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Here are the pictures:

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