If there is a company, like Kanter or someone else, where I can order the stainless steel screws in an assortment needed for the Pacific, please let me know. My car has beautifully painted red/black, and will soon arrive home with the need to be fully restored so it can ride the long roads with other modern (?) cars.
Thanks!

I've searched everywhere for my Packard Pacific ECU, but it's no where to be seen. I guess I'll have to use one out of my 2017 DeSoto. I have a simple wonderbar radio, though. :)

Up to $500 million may be spent on the completion of renovations, but see the link below for more information. Sorry if this has already been posted.

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2017/05/02/first-phase-of-packard-plant-renovation-scheduled-to-start-this-month/?refer=news

If you are referencing O.P.s car, it is a factory stick with electric overdrive, power steering, power brakes and power antenna. There are no signs of an automatic ever having been in this car. A wealthy family owned it when new, as they had an antique and furniture store in San Antonio, the Morans, and they rebuilt the engine and repainted the car in 1989, according to receipts I have in hand. I have a photo of some of the work they did on the car (including the continental kit) in 1989. It also has an electric seat, which I suspect is a replacement for the original power (pneumatic?) seat.Edit: The synchromesh column-mounted 3 speed stick and o.d. were optional; automatic was standard, but not included on this particular car. They donated the car to a charity around 1990, and the car sat in an airplane hanger until 2016. It took about 30 minutes to get it running after changing the plugs, oil, filter and adding a fresh battery.It smoked a lot when first started, but that phenomenon has faded away like the good old soldier it is. I am thrilled that it should be running the highways soon-AND with a working air conditioner!

The aluminum head apparently went bad because it has a cast iron Thunderbolt 327 head installed now. If the head is a 1954 stock head, then the compression ratio is almost identical to that of the aluminum head in this 359 cid engine. The car runs very well and drives, but needs a new clutch, pressure plate, etc., all of which are on hand pending the paint job. All fluids have been changed, and the overdrive probably works, but I have only driven the car a mile since I've had it because the clutch is obviously hurting painfully when shifted, and the car shakes. It could need rear end repair.

Oh, and it also has an after market a/c, cruise control (see chain on clutch pedal), stereo radio with six speakers, and a modern alternator mounted on the wrong (passenger) side of the engine. A modern a/c was also added at that time. Lots to do, so little time, and the bill keeps adding up.

There is no spare tire, but I have found a wheel off a Packard with 15" steel rims, and will ad another wsw radial in the proper size as the spare. Curiously enough, the green bumper jack came with the car and looks authentic. I will post a picture of it later.

If you have any questions, I would be pleased to answer them. Reggie

But, Mal, it's much easier to donate a "double" pay raise to you, since double 0 is cheaper. As for me, I will just "donate" on the site.

My Pacific does not have the bracket which supports the housing on the driver side, which goes from the block to the base of the air filter cannister on the driver's side. It looks about the size of a church key bottle opener. Can you help me find the bracket or support for this? Thank you!

Thank you for your reply. This engine purrs like a kitty, smooth as can be, so I will just presume it's a 1954 327 head, which gives it almost exactly the same compression ratio as the aluminum head would give me on this engine. The difference, according to the charts on this site, is negligible-which explains why this engine runs so well. All things considered, I am quite confident that the head swap was done back in the day when Packard mechanics were still around in more abundance than today.

My 359 c.i.c. engine has a 327 head but I do not know from whence it came-i.e., I don't know the year or comp. ratio of the head. HOW can I tell which head it is?

While my rough car is just now beginning restoration for the first time since the late 1980's, it is currently a rough condition 4 in the identical colors as his car-except that the continental kit has a Packard hubcap in the center and a simulated, abbreviated white side wall surrounding the hubcap. The outer rim of the cont. kit is chromed with a little pitting, but very little; it is Not pot metal. I will take a picture of it as is so someone can possibly tell me whether it might be a Packard option, or just an older after-market add-on.

Guys, this site has been a lot of help to me, and your replies (hopefully with more to come)are helpful on this issue. I do like the idea of having the cont. kit perpetuated, but was hesitant to do so without some input from you Packard afficionados. Thank you for your expert advice.