Is there any record of chassis numbers from the 1930's? I'm trying to help a gentleman with an unknown chassis sell his parts and get the most from them. His chassis number is 433768 and he doesn't have a body or engine to compare numbers with. Any help on this?
Tanks in advance guys
Todd

If you can't salvage the original coil you can get a new one here:

http://www.mykmlifestyle.com/1929_Packard_Ignition_Coil.html

I have one of these myself however I haven't wired the car yet to see if it works. Looks nice though.
Todd

Always use the right tool for the job, that's what my dad always said. I don't think this guy was given the same speech because a weed wacker is not the correct tool to remove a tiger from a stairwell. I'm not an expert in Tiger removal though so don't take my word for it.

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2015/08/17/yes-s-tiger-packard-plant-detroit/31850139/

http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2015/07/30/packard-banksy-headed-for-la-auction-block

I sure hope this ends up back in Detroit but I'm not holding my breath.

This car looks to be for sale again at a much reduced price:
http://www.palmdesertautosales.com/vehicle/3818/1948-PACKARD-VON-RUDOLPH-ROADSTER/

Hi David, is this a 626 or a 633 and what condition is it in? Do you have pictures you could post or send me?
Thanks
Todd
tfee16811@gmail dot com

In other news, I ran in to a local guy who had a pile of early thirties sheet metal and managed to buy a third set of rear fenders. I now have six rear fenders and every single one is dented, dinged, cracked or rusted. I think I have enough metal to make one nice set now but it's spring and I have many other projects requiring attention so these may sit until late fall.....

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It was a fairly unproductive winter on the Packard front however I wrapped a few loose ends and saved up enough money to get the intake/exhaust manifold coated. I decided to go with a ceramic finish instead of the enamel that it came with stock. Modern enamel coatings don't contain lead and although they look great when newly coated they don't stay that way for long. The ceramic coating is not as black or shiny as enamel but it will stay that way for a long time. If you decide to go this direction you need to know that the ceramic doesn't hide any pits or imperfections in the metal like enamel does. I spent many hours milling surfaces flat and grinding corners smooth before I sent the manifold out to be coated. I also saved up for one of those reproduction DL Model 51 carbs you've probably heard about but they haven't started shipping them yet.

http://www.packardcarbs.com/collections/carburetors/products/standard-8-1929-1930-1931

I'll post some pics of the carb when I receive it. I wish I could let you all know how it performs on a running engine but my car is far from being a driver.

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Probably the one in the link below, I can't imagine there are more than one of these.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=978_1363828471

This article on Wikipedia seems to confirm both our terminology:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillar_%28automobile%29

It mentions D pillars in regards to station wagons in the drawing on the right side of the page but then goes on to describe the first as A, the second as B1, the third as B2 and the fourth as C. I still like your way best, I believe you know a thing or two about cars...