here is the henny plate, that is was located on the passengerside seat floor board:



info i found from a fellow PAckard guy!!

So what we have is:

This car is a 2001A, or what would be a One Twenty if they were still using that nomenclature (by 1942 it was an Eight). The 20 means 20th Series, or 1942, while the 2001 signifies the Eight. The A suffix, probably derived from the word "ambulance," always meant a commercial version of the preceding chassis (until the 1956 Executive).

The serial is, as you noted, #724, as they started each year with -2001. The last 1942 Henney Packard Eight was -2804, making your car 80 units shy of the end for the year (or 81, depending on how you interpret the word "shy").

The last engine number was E 319 359, so your engine is even closer to the end. Reinforcing the observation that they didn't necessarily use chassis and engines in order, but pulled from stock. Most Henneyfolks use the body number as a reference to everything; that's on the Henney plate, found probably nailed to the floor under the passenger's heel. The Henney plate will also have the Henney model number, which you can expect to be something like 4294.

These numbers, incidentally, were furnished by Henney to the Ambulance Manufacturers Association at the time.

The embossed cowl number, the one some folks call the theftproof number, has no meaning for me. There are roster keepers who really groove on them, and The Packard Club can put you in touch with some of them (assuming that you are a member. If not, see me for details).

I'm going out on a limb here, however: I don't see "military" in that ambulance. For one thing, there's glass in the rear side doors, and they usually skipped that. For another, there's a clock, which the military never would have bought. Continuing: the marking on the glove box does not say TP 40 the way the military would have, it says TIRES: 40 LBS. The abbreviation "lbs" is not like the military anyway; they prefer the correct "lb." Finally, all the military Henneys I have ever seen from 1942 had extra cooling louvers on top of the bonnet, and a special ventilator cap on the roof, making the cars look like none other.

So my thinking is, this was a civilian ambulance, some rescue squad somewhere, or maybe a fire department.

You've undertaken a real project, and I commend you for it. There are plenty of Packard suppliers who can help; keep in touch.

Geo

i think the A and 1 are the stamp ends!!

so E 319,357

might have to rewrite books?

standard 8
1942 models:

300,001- 319,329 in one book 319,350 in another

hope this works

the motor is (A)E 319,357(1)

head is 367635 date 1-13

i have pics,, but too tired to go get camara.. lol

what do you think this things worth???

there back

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thanks ,, like i mentioned,, i knew the answer(front inner crossmember) but with ALL the SS lines he got,, this one somewhat fit here, and i didnt disassemble this car fully. i'll make a new line, thanks jc

well, i think i know the answer to this but,, the owner had these lines made up,, the front brake line looks as if it goes UNDER the motor?? yet there are holes for clips along the front inner crossmember, i looked on my 41,, and YES the brake is ran along the inner front crossmember,, is his line correct?? or was a replacement from a long time ago that he had re-made into SS..

does anyone have a photo of how the rear fuel line is run through the frame? under or over the rear knee shock/ brake line bracket?

i have installed SS lines,, the original line came out in 3-4 pieces, so there is no refrence to what was there,, i do see the clip lines on the rising frame and into the corner. but where it dives down then into the frame near the knee shock, needs some work to get it off the frame..

holy smokes, that buick is the holy grail or hearses!! post more pics!! sweet rig!!,, jc

is it for sale?? send me a price.. jc