Have never seen one in that condition. Between the leveler and now this, how many feet of water was the car sitting in?

Here is the complete antenna and the nut. There is no setscrew. The hole is for the tip of a spanner type wrench that "wraps" around the nut. The tube is thin-- aluminum I think, but maybe thin steel --with a steel nut so it may be corroded. A dose of PB blast if you can shoot from under fender to get it to threads and it should unscrew.

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Thanks for looking and verifying there are still a few active cells. I had thought that there were no regular postwar polarity dependent motors and so advised someone the other day. Another poster said I was in error and that the heater motors were dependent. As mentioned, I just couldn't remember.

I do believe the pre war heaters were sensitive because it turned one direction for heater and the other for defroster but think the wiring was also multi lead to the switch.

EDIT: The polarizing just needs the BAT and GEN shorted-- no need for the field terminal.

Lots of work there. Don't remember ever seeing a spot weld on fender--just one or 2 bolts that always were rusted. As to the damper valve rubber, I know there is repro die cut but for life of me, can't find the reference. Someone else (maybe you) asked a few days ago. O_D has seen print ads and might be successful finding who has them. If not, they are very easy to make with sheet material available from most industrial supply places.

Just noticed your antenna is missing the nylon cable catch tube or had you already removed it.

Yep. Packards until 56 were all positive ground. Regular motors are series wound so not polarity dependent--although there is a question about the heater motor. It would be very interesting if you would see if that one is. 55-6 they were not but another poster said 51-4 are. I just don't remember.

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The battery is hooked up positive ground is it not. Almost sounds as if that's backward or else the ammeter maybe is wired backward from someone changing it in years past. A speed increase alone should not result in any more discharge from the battery.

Last one I went to there were cars, parts, seminars, lots of socializing and there were several someones who could answer almost any question about any car. Lots of people drove modern cars or flew in so driving your car was not mandatory--although there was a tour in conjunction and to be eligible for some prizes you had to drive your car on the tour. You could have your car judged or just displayed at the big finale.

Believe clip was this style--but maybe not the particular one shown. Restoration specialtieshttp://www.restorationspecialties.com/ carries a good supply of these and others if you don't have a local source. You can download their catalog and several of the clip pictures are full size for easy matching or finding something that looks like it would work.

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Looking good, and engine actually starting is always a positive. Don't recall anything in charging circuit as being problematic so guess just good old fashioned troubleshooting. Someone not too long ago mentioned having sticking or bad brushes.

Am sure there will be enough suspects for all to grab a share of the blame but more likely their buying public & advertisers are as fickle as the newspaper crowd.

I used to be one of the mag publishers best friends but when they all pretty much started running the same press release verbatim or all testing the same cars (or any other item--name it), it's time to thin.

Am sure others will defend them but as to Motor Trend & Hot Rod, still glance at them while waiting for the car to be lubed but there has, IMHO, for several years been very little worth reading & paying good money for.

And probably be one to lament the fact they are no longer around if they do go under.