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Re: Driving light location?
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Brian Wilson
Hi Chris

I have a 1941 120 Club Coupe which came fitted with a nice pair of old Dietz driving lights - fitted just inboard of the headlights. Bet they don't look as nice as yours. These work really well and do seem to correspond to your preferred position. I toyed for a while with fitting the accessory protective grille to this car, but was deterred by having to move the driving lights. So for me, it came down to "the grille or the lights". I chose the lights. Maybe you face the same choice? Just my tuppence worth.

Will try to attach a pic.

Cheers

Brian

Posted on: 2019/4/29 4:09
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Re: Ticking Sound at Idle on 120 Straight 8
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Brian Wilson
Thanks Tim

That list will keep me busy for a while! I'll check the easy ones first, starting with feeling the fuel pump. The performance of the car feels fine. I can't hear it with the windows up, so will probably lose enthusiasm for chasing it somewhere along the way.

Cheers

Brian

Posted on: 2019/4/28 17:52
1941 120 Club Coupe (SOLD)
1956 Clipper Deluxe (RHD and auto) - for the wife, or so I told her!
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Re: Ticking Sound at Idle on 120 Straight 8
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Brian Wilson
Tell me more...

Are the pins retained by circlips or press fit? If circlip, having one come adrift could do a fair bit of damage to the bore. Would the noise come and go as the loose pin moves around?

Maybe I should try the old-fashioned stethoscope trick to help locate it?

Cheers

Brian

Posted on: 2019/4/28 1:28
1941 120 Club Coupe (SOLD)
1956 Clipper Deluxe (RHD and auto) - for the wife, or so I told her!
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Ticking Sound at Idle on 120 Straight 8
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Brian Wilson
This may be a wild goose chase, and hardly ranks with some of the issues dealt with in this forum. But here goes...

I have noticed a light mechanical ticking sound in the engine of my 1941 120 Club Coupe. Not very loud, but there from start up (cold) and perhaps a bit less as it warms up. Engine was rebuilt a while back. Tappet clearances and compression checked more recently (all ok). Oil pressure steady at 40psi. It runs fine, and I probably would not notice it except that these engines are so quiet!

Any idea what this might be? One suggestion is that it's the drive finger on the mechanical fuel pump. Could be.

Any other ideas? Has anybody else noticed the same thing? Not sure if I should even worry about it.

Cheers

Brian

Posted on: 2019/4/28 0:23
1941 120 Club Coupe (SOLD)
1956 Clipper Deluxe (RHD and auto) - for the wife, or so I told her!
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Re: Australian National Packard Rally - Warrnambool, Victoria
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Brian Wilson
Great photos Mal. Quite a turnout.

Thanks

Brian

Posted on: 2019/4/14 1:04
1941 120 Club Coupe (SOLD)
1956 Clipper Deluxe (RHD and auto) - for the wife, or so I told her!
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Re: Gosford Motor Museum Closure - Packards Auction Results
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Brian Wilson
Well, the Gosford Museum auction has been and gone. There were some rather odd diversions in proceedings. Makes you wonder about the transparency of the process.

Most bidding was online. I wonder how many of the bidders had seen the cars up close before bidding. There was only a small crowd in attendance at the auction. Most seemed to be there for the spectacle.

Some prices fetched by other marques seemed well over the top. One wonders if these were genuine sales.

The 1930 Packard 740 Roadster went for about A$285K (including buyers premium). Top money for a car with a non-original body style, but maybe that's less of a concern outside Australia.

The 1939 1708 V12 limo went for about A$90K. Quite expensive considering the amount of work needed and non-original data plate.

The 1955 400 went for around A$45K. Probably about right, given its extensive restoration.

Bidding was anonymous, so no idea whether anybody in the Packard fraternity bought any of these.

Despite this being described as a liquidation sale nothing sold very cheaply. It was not really a liquidation sale because there are probably at least twice as many cars still stored in sheds etc around the museum. No news of how/when these are to be sold.

Cheers

Brian

Posted on: 2019/4/7 6:18
1941 120 Club Coupe (SOLD)
1956 Clipper Deluxe (RHD and auto) - for the wife, or so I told her!
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Re: Gosford Motor Museum Closure - Packards for Auction
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Brian Wilson
Quick update on the Packards for auction at the Gosford Museum:

The auctioneers claim that the 1930 740 roadster was originally this body style. Nor true says the guy who built the current roadster body, it was originally a sedan and he informed them accordingly. I indicated they had a price of A$300K on it recently, but apparently they were looking for A$450K a while back.

The 1939 1708 V12 limousine was originally imported to Australia more than 30 years ago, in need of quite a bit of work cosmetically and mechanically. Max Hood was the second owner of the car, and did some work on it before selling it on to Andrew Lidden (via auction). There is a picture of it in Andrew's shed, taken in 2005. It appears to have sat for around 20 years, before being purchased by the Gosford Museum a few years ago from Andrew's estate. It now shows evidence of an overheating problem with the engine. At one time, they were asking A$150K for it, but $125K more recently.

All three of these cars (including the nicely restored 1955 400 have already reached what might be considered fair prices in pre-auction bidding. It will be interesting to see what happens at the auction tomorrow.

This information provided in the hope that it might be of use to others considering bidding for them.

Cheers

Brian

Posted on: 2019/4/6 1:11
1941 120 Club Coupe (SOLD)
1956 Clipper Deluxe (RHD and auto) - for the wife, or so I told her!
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Re: 1939 Packard 12 Limo Data Plate
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Brian Wilson
David McReadie kindly put me in touch with someone who knows what sort of work was done when Max Hood owned the car. It appears that it sat in Andrew Lidden's shed for about twenty years before being acquired by the Gosford Museum from Andrew's estate a few years ago. Evidence now of engine overheating problems.

It has already reached its fair value in pre-auction bidding, so somebody will end up with a very expensive project!

The auction people insist that the lovely 1930 Packard 740 roadster (also ex-Andrew Lidden) started life that way. They have been told that's not true by the person who built the current body, but they continue to claim that it was originally a roadster. Caveat emptor!

Cheers

Brian

Posted on: 2019/4/5 22:59
1941 120 Club Coupe (SOLD)
1956 Clipper Deluxe (RHD and auto) - for the wife, or so I told her!
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Re: Australian National Packard Rally - Warrnambool, Victoria
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Brian Wilson
Love the ute, and good to see it continues to earn its keep!

Brian

Posted on: 2019/4/4 22:15
1941 120 Club Coupe (SOLD)
1956 Clipper Deluxe (RHD and auto) - for the wife, or so I told her!
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Re: 1939 Packard 12 Limo Data Plate
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Brian Wilson
Tim

Yes, well said. The auctioneers have latched onto the eBay model as a way to push prices up. The pics of the cars are taken under fluorescent light, which tends not to show paint flaws. I went to look at some of the cars. Many had very patchy paintwork from older restorations (including this Packard). You would not know that if you had not seen them. And they would not start them up, so it's a real shot in the dark mechanically unless you happened to know a recent owner personally.

Bottom line. They'd need to be cheap but they won't be.

Cheers

Brian

Posted on: 2019/4/4 15:57
1941 120 Club Coupe (SOLD)
1956 Clipper Deluxe (RHD and auto) - for the wife, or so I told her!
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