when I was a kid we'd just pull out the plugs, fill it with oil or diesel and turn it over so it got pressure. don't run it too long or it will toast the starter.

painting: Maaco quoted me 3k to paint the Packard. I figured I could mess it up for a lot less. So I bought a 13' by 26' party tent, laid a tarp for a floor, bought 4 foot LEDs to zip-tie to the frame and hooked up a furnace fan to blow in and create positive pressure. Honestly it didn't work out bad. I wish I had spent more time making sure I had complete coverage with color and clear though.
Paint was 550, and the tent was 330 lights were 70

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We are missing a few pieces if anyone has spares. Wanted: 1940 160 front bumper bars, I have the two vertical ones that attach to the bumper, but I'm missing the two horizontal bars that connect them. also I need a horn bracket

Wanted: 1940 160 front bumper bars, I have the two vertical ones that attach to the bumper, but I'm missing the two horizontal bars that connect them. also I need a horn bracket

these look like the Max Merritt ones. but nothing like the originals on mine. My problem with them was two fold: they are loose in the hole witch is about 1/4 inch and they are loose in the trim. with a little crushing the new ones work fine

Sarah and I with Pearl at the orphan car show

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Sarah and I with guilder sleeve, when we got him in 2011

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We bought our first Packard in 2009. A 1947 Six we called Pearl. It was super smooth, you'd swear the steering brake and clutch were power assisted, but they're not. At stop lights Sarah would tell me the engine died, but it hadn't. It was just that quiet. Our favorite body style was the 1940, it had al the old styling ques- scissor up hood, stand off headlights, suicide doors etc. We bought our 1940 160 Super Eight in 2011, named her The Great Guildersleeve and sold Pearl. The new Packard had been someones project for years and when they died the the basement wall had to be demolished to free her. After that two successive hot rodders put her barely back together and made her run. With lots of parts thrown inside her and two bolts per fender holding her together we got our new project. In 2015 I tore the engine apart and rebuilt it in place, and rebuilt the mechanicals: suspension, brakes, transmission, wiring etc. In 2018 I tore apart the body and stripped and sanded it . I painted her recently in 2020 and am now attempting to put her back together.


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Solution. I bought these on eBay I'll send the link. They needed the width shortened with a pliars, but they fit great. Here they're also pictured with the original and the max Merritt and you can see the problem.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/373170474530

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I bought the belt line molding and pieces for the spare tire covers and tail-lights but the clips max Merritt sold me are loose in the hole. does anyone know what the correct ones are? also on the taillights they need to be bent slightly, I kerfed a 2x4 with a chop saw and made several small bends. that seemed to work out well.

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