Re: Packard employees question
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Nick--Loyd put it correctly, Lycoming was part of E.L.Cord's conglomerate during the period the ACD cars were manufactured. Packard was a centralized manufacturing entity, they manufactured their own engines, transmissions and rear axles (until the 1956 models, which used purchased Dana rear axles) in a central plant beginning in 1899 in Warren Ohio, then moving to Detroit in 1903, through 1954. The 1955-56 models were assembled in a plant leased from Chrysler, the former Briggs manufacturing plant on Conner ave. that had been suppling all of Packard's post-war bodies. For the 1955-56 model years the (V-8) engines and transmissions were built at Packard's Utica, Michigan plant, a very modern, state-of-the-art facility, and shipped to the Conner plant for assembly into the cars.
ACD at their peak was operating plants in Auburn IN, Connersville IN, Indianapolis, and the Lycoming engine plant in Pennsylvania. The combined size of all those facilities may well have excceded the size of Packard's East Grand Boulevard plant(s)
Posted on: 2007/4/6 10:42
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New Member - Help with disassembly of Power Brake Unit
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Hi all,
I'm a new owner of a 52 Packard 300 Sedan. In pretty nice shape I might add. I have obtained a manual and have removed my Power Brake unit. Wheel Cyls are next. I have removed the large Nut/valve in the reservoir and the circlip retaining the pushrod. According to the manual the rod should slide out. It doesn't and I don't want to apply too much force to do it. Feels like something still needs to be removed somewhere for it to come out. Any help appreciated. Also, are there any other forums/discussion groups on Packards? I'm in Arizona. Chuck
Posted on: 2007/4/6 7:48
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If my memory serves E. L. Cord's corporate empire included Cord-Auburn-Duesenberg, Eastern Airlines and Lycoming - possibly others of which I am unaware.
Posted on: 2007/4/6 7:37
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Many thanks John!
Am I right in assuming that Packard was a much bigger operation than Auburn? It seems Auburns Cords and Duesenbergs were powered by Lycoming engines but Packard built their own engines - is this correct? |
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Re: What color is your pushbutton actuator painted?
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I would think the actuator would be painted the same color as the tranny/engine whether bronze or green or silver. Mine looks natural now but there is enough bronze on it to determine it was originally that way.
Posted on: 2007/4/5 18:36
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Re: Packard employees question
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Nick: here are the production numbers for the 810/812 which was produced from 1935 through 1937.
1935 1629 1936 997 1937 281 Total production of Duesys was between 470 and 480 units total from introduction in 1928 to end in the late 30's. John F. Shireman
Posted on: 2007/4/5 17:39
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nick: First of all welcome to the forum. I don't know if I can find any figures on employment numbers at the Packard Factory between 1935 and 1941, but here are production figures for those years.
1935 52,045 1936 80,978 1937 109,815 1938 50,260 1939 76,573 1940 76,927 1941 66,906 John F. Shireman
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Packard employees question
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Hi everybody, I am new here -
Does anyone have or could they point me to information about the number of workers employed by Packard in manufacturing year on year between 1935 and 1941? Or failing that the number of cars completed for each of these years? If anyone has the same info for Auburn/Cord/Duesenberg that would be fantastic. Thanks in advance. |
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Re: What color is your pushbutton actuator painted?
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Mine is au naturale, just like God made her. I'm thinking of polishing the case of my aluminum T/U and all the accessories including the p/b actuator, then covering them in high temp clear..... Might put me a plexiglass cover over the trans tunnel, too! (JK!)
Posted on: 2007/4/4 21:10
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