I wish I knew the story behind it and it's not beyond me to make one up, but I'll step out of character and admit that I have no idea how the bullet hole got there. But, I am considering not repairing it.

I like your pictures, I was thinking of cleaning and painting the engine without taking it out like you did. Is this even possible? Or should I take off the fenders and front end like you did?

Thanks for your comments. I get lots of questions about that bullet hole. I'm happy to say it was a previous owner that got shot at. But I have been told that people pay money for stickers that look like bullet holes, this one is real. It's a testament to the materials used on these packards that the bullet did not go through. Here's a picture of the state of dissasembly.

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I've had this packard for about 10 years and I'm just now getting around to working on it. As you can tell I've started to take off the trim in preparation for cleaning and painting.

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