I love this era. I can't buy it until I finish and sell a few other cars. How much is something like this worth?

I just rebuilt mine also. It is reassembled now, but it looks like you have all the same parts as I do.

Thank you

I'm trying to replace my lacing at both ends of my hood. I bought replacemnt parts from Max merritt and I belive they supplied me with the correct items, Lacing, lacing wire, and hooked retainers. The car currently has lacing with no wire, and brass heads with a split tail retaining the lacing. Those split tail brass retainers have failed in several spots and I would like to repair this as close to factory as possible.

Does anyone have experince or pictures they can share on where the these retainers go. Pictures of factory or original would be most helpful.

I can confirm that it will not fit a 35 1202. Ours are mounted and a direct part of the bumper mounting.

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My 1202 needs 1 top bow in the convertible top. Can I cut from a larger piece, or does it need to be steamed and bent? I am going for authenticity.

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Excellent pictures and an education for me. I once owned a 1608 12 cyl Limo. I was prepared to do any and everything to restore it except the wood. It was a puzzle that I was unwilling to take on. I sold that 1608 to a guy who latter rebodied it to a 4dr convertible. I never saw the finish product.

Thank you for posting this answer. I could not find anywhere in my documents or Packard books what the Bijur oil should be. I added ATF to my Bijur reservoir when I first bought the car, and I have constant drips on my floor. At this point I know all points are flowing. I will now drain and change to 50Wt.

Regarding dropping the pan. I recommend learning as much as you can about the condition of the car, inside out. As I have posted elsewhere here, There are parade motors and driving motors (ask me how I know). I recommend driving the car to warm up the oils then change them, taking a sample mid drain. You can obtain sampling kits from a number of places, even Napa auto parts offer them. Also taking a compression check of each cylinder, to verify pressures are within 10% of each other. Lastly a infrared heat gun on the engine and radiator to see if you have any hot or cold spots. We love our cars and need to protect them from catastrophe and major expenses. Sorry for the rant.

Thanks for all the responses. This is truly the place to be for help on Packards. I have been offered 3 cylinders blocks. I have traveled to Amarillo Tx and purchased a full engine. BTW Max Merritt had a guaranteed cylinder block, for a price$$$. So it seams that Packards will never die if you have enough money to keep them going.

Also, there are plenty of qualified and unqualified machinist to rebuild in line engines. One should get recomendations before hiring one.

BTW you can build a "Parade motor" or a "driving motor". Both can look Concourse, buyer beware.