As many of you must know, I have finished my last book project, History of the Liberty Engine (Available at Specialty Press at Specialtypress.com), and have started research on my next, which will be a history of the 22nd-23rd Series Packards. I have not decided on a specific title as yet.

Currently I am looking for a copy of the Packard Parts and Accessories Bulletin No. 49P-14 dated June 21, 1949. A good 300 dpi scan of it will do fine, or just a scan of the illustration as I have a Xerox of it.

There is much to be learned but I will not make any big lists here as yet. However, I will be glad to hear from anyone who believes they have an unusual bit of not commonly known information about these cars.

I welcome serial information on re-numbers cars. With enough of them maybe we can figure out Packard's method in this regard, if they indeed had one.

I am particularly interested in information of custom cars of these years. There were several by Derham and I may have missed one, so let me know if you have information on any.

I am just getting into gear as last year was a bad one at my house. I lost my wife to cancer during the summer and had a bypass over the Christmas holidays. Hopefully things will be better this year.

Robert Neal

The second Packard Factory door was purchased as a direct deal by the backers of the failing bid for the one that RM auctions handled, The Proving Ground Foundation. So one went to the Packard Museum in Dayton and one to the Proving Grounds - and it is already there in storage. I guess Packard lovers won out all around.

Now -- where is the Packard radiator reproduction on the bridge across East Grand going to go -- or has it already?
Robert

If the wiper switch location is still a question here is what the 1936 120 Owner's Manual says. It notes only one control switch for, I presume, both wipers. "The windshield wiper control is located at the left end of the lower flange of the instrument board. The speed regulator valve is located just below the ignition switch." A picture of the dash is shown and the wiper switch is shown hanging under the left end of the dash lip and looks like a typical trip odometer reset knob. A similar control for the speed regulator is below the dash in a similar manner slightly to the right of center straight below the hand throttle knob.

I don't know if it will work but i will try to upload a picture of the dash.

I have a complete collection of Packard Owner's Manuals covering all years and models from 1904 to 1958.

Robert

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Hi Big Kev. I think you also sent me a short personal message, which I read and hit "save," and I guess it saved, but I have not figured out where yet. It disappeared so I could not hit the answer button. I look forward to getting and giving a lot of information through this site.
Robert