Hi Don,
I purchased my mirrors from an online shop here in Germany Oldtimerbedarf
Yes, one screw head is visible, but they are close enough for me.

I replaced the clip on mirror finally with a repro that looks like the original packard part. Same thing I have on the Caribbean, and others have used.
This sure looks more integrated into the lines of the car. I have a second mirror for the passenger side, but first need a helper (wife) to figure out where it needs to go so I can see and still open the triangle window.

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Oops no reply from me about the clipper in months... I wound up keeping the plates that my Brother-in-law got for the car ÖHR P53 H (Öhringen is the next local township).
Anyway Madeline is running well. New side mirrors are on the way, and I am also thinking again about some heat shielding for my exhaust manifold.
This morning I drove the 30 miles on the autobahn (gruising at 60mph and 2000rpm) and then sat in traffic idling for a good 20 min trying to get into the cars and coffe at the mercedes benz museum. The temp usually is at the E in Temp, and it went up to the M in temp, but did not get worse than that. However, I opened the hood while idling, and the fuel in the glass filter bowl was boiling quite well. I didn't get any vapor lock, but on the vacuum gauge, I could see that the idle was a little off....
I will consider some sort of thin metal heat shield to stop the direct radiation from the exhaust manifold up to the fuel line, filter and carb....
The clipper is my canvas for playing, so we'll see what I come up with. Either an aluminum profile, or some "waffle" heatshield that can be formed.

Hi everybody...
I got an idea for the website! I guess a suggestion for BigKev...Would it be possible to somehow track the mileage that we put on our cars on packardinfo? Perhaps we could put a starting odometer either in our project blog, or in the vehicle registry, and then we update it as the driving season goes by. I'm sure Kev could integrate some odometer function somewhere.
Our cars were made to be driven, so how about reporting how far we actually drive? This way people could also suggest maintenance due after a few thousand miles (don't forget the grease job now)
You could also have star ratings for reaching 1 mile, 100, 500, 1000 miles per year, or total. Just an idea I had.....I drove to Stuttgart today for a cars and coffee which was 75 miles round trip, and now have 5k miles on the green clipper since "completing" the resto. It would be interesting to see how far some of us are still taking our packards.
What do you guys think?

Thanks Kevin,
My interior is not as awesome as yours, but it is nice at least when things are not ripped, torn, frayed etc. I'm going for the preservation look.
The "under carpet light" seems to be an oem type material. I like it.
In other news...
When I had my shift linkage apart, I noticed a wavy washer Was missing at one joint. I was able to find these DIN german standard washers that work even if they are not exactly the right outside diameter. Shifting is much tighter now.
I don't think moving the vent bolt to the passenger side has stopped my transmission oil leak, I'll have to keep looking. It does seem to be from the drivers side. I guess that is where the OD parts are...

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Second Sun visor is 3/4 done today.... I dont need reading glasses yet, but they are somewhere in my future.
It it already convertible weather here in southern Germany.

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The interior is back in, and I am very happy with the results. Quiet, and in the few places where I have holes in the carpet, the grey insulation looks inconspicous.
I also swapped two bolts on the top of the transmission to move the vented bolt to the passenger side. I need to drive a little more and see if that drys things up a little.
Today I did a different job....needle and thread to get the Sun visors back together. Relaxing work

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Looks awesome! (and comfortable)

Nice score! If you wind up parting it out, I might have a list of small parts that I'd be interested in.

The DEI insulation/Sound deadening Material arrived, so I was happy to install that. I will glue the pieces on the transmission hump, but plan not to glue the rest. It may have to come out someday if the interior ever gets wet.
I hope the carpet fits over everything, and the Extra thickness of the insulation does not make any problems.

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