It does have A/C and it did come from Texas. It is likely the same car that you saw JW. I don't remember off the top of my head if it is 12V or 6V....I haven't been able to spend much time around it yet. I do know the A/C was an add-on kit that the previous owner installed. We've flipped it on once or twice, but just to test it out. I don't think we'll use it much.

Next time I get down to my dad's place I'll get some detail pictures of the A/C setup. And I'll confirm if it's 12V or 6V. I might try to head down there this weekend and get a start on the engine reassembly.

-Kevin

Hi guys, I've been around these forums for years now but haven't had much to contribute, not having a Packard yet myself. My father bought a 1938 Super 8 about 6 years ago but lived halfway across the country. My family has since moved and now we are in the same general area and can both enjoy the Packard....if it was running.

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About 5 years ago the car lost power and struggled just to hit 25 mph, with junk being blown out the exhaust. After some headscratching and crossing some problems off the list, it turned out to be a cracked block. A couple of the cylinders had lost all compression.

To make a long story short, the car has been without an engine for these five years. The original block was repaired by welding at a competent place, repainted, reinstalled, etc. We got about 20 miles on it before it cracked again. We then picked up a block from a '39 and had it prepped for the car. This one also cracked around the valve seats (they had attempted to press new modern seats in). After repair, going back to the original style valve seats, machining the block, boring the cylinders, new pistons, crankshaft bearing, etc, the engine is finally ready to put back together. This whole process took the better part of 2 years.

Unfortunately the guy we have doing the engine work had surgeries on both shoulders and can no longer finish the project. He knows his stuff and has been doing this for a very long time. Enter my dad and I, total novices when it comes to rebuilding engines or anything Packard in general. Our friend will guide us through the rebuild and hopefully we'll have the car put back together and running this winter.

This blog will hopefully chronicle our struggles and mistakes as we figure this out. Advice is always welcome! Hopefully we can get it back to looking like this and running as smoothly as it did when he first got it.

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Did you end up being the winning bid? If so, I'm jealous....nice car for a fantastic price.

It says it sold for $5,500? Wish I would've known I could get a '41 for that price.

That's unfortunate. I've never had a chance to visit Detroit and see what remains of the plant, but hope to someday. According to Hemmings, the new owner wants to rebuild the bridge. I guess we'll see what happens.

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I might take a look at this one, as it's pretty close to me. Curious as to the actual condition.

I've seen this one for past while on Craigslist and it has come down in price. My only major concern would be the rusted-out floor boards....are they a symptom of a much broader corrosion problem? I imagine that replacing the rusted out areas isn't exactly easy either. Never done it myself so I don't know.

Nice looking car otherwise.

-Kevin

Nice pictures Kev. Love the cars, and love the herringbone brick on the driveway. That's classy.

Owen, nice pictures also. There are some beautiful cars there. The 160DE is certainly eye-catching. I need to figure out when the next gathering is in my state and see if I can attend.

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The owner posted this on a separate thread here, with additional details on where this car stands.

https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=19331#forumpost191633

Says the paint is in poor condition, but from the photos it doesn't seem that bad. This car is very tempting to me....price is right, and if it's in decent running condition I'm sure I can figure out how to take care of the other things that need attention. Now to convince my wife that right now is the right time to buy a Packard

-Kevin

Do you have a price? And what needs to be done to the car?