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Re: Celebration time!

#311

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Very cool, love it!!

Posted on: 2020/6/28 16:33

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Re: Various CL Pickings

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58L8134 wrote:

A forlorn '55 Patrician, cheap $695:
https://newlondon.craigslist.org/pts/d/westhampton-beach-car/7134061756.html

Steve

For that price, it looks like a great parts car for someone close enough to go get it themselves!

Question: did all '55 Patricians have torsion level, or was it still an option on even the top of the line Packards?

58L8134, thank you for the service you do for other folks on the forum by posting these links!!

Posted on: 2020/6/6 8:40

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Re: Article on Curbside Classics with a video about the 1956 Packards

#313

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Great film, thanks for posting!

Posted on: 2020/5/19 18:44

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Re: Resurrecting a 1951 Henney-Packard Parts Car

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PackardDon wrote:
However, as it is it would likely get scrapped or hot-rodded so I'm trying to make it mostly complete and driveable in order to give it a better chance to survive intact.

Amen! Not every old car is a viable "full" restoration candidate these days with the sky high cost of parts and labor. But as you say, you are giving this car a high likelihood of survival, and that's what is important.

To me at least, it's more fun to have a car that's not perfect but can be driven and enjoyed, versus a car that is so perfect that it just sits covered up in the garage.

Keep saving them Don!

Posted on: 2020/3/25 21:19

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Re: Resurrecting a 1951 Henney-Packard Parts Car

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Another really interesting project Don, thanks for posting! Will be looking forward to future reports on the progress of this unusual Packard.

Posted on: 2020/3/25 15:54

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Re: The "After Eight" Roadster

#316

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Very creative mix of parts to create the spare Ross. Good job.

Posted on: 2020/3/15 7:12

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Re: PackardDon's 1956 Clipper Custom Sedan

#317

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Interesting project Don, looking forward to more updates.

Posted on: 2020/3/14 4:47

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Re: Interior upholstery kits

#318

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Steve.43 wrote:
Second the last comment on SMS. The door panels for my '62 Bonneville took 13 months and then arrived in the wrong color. When I called about it, I was advised to "use them anyway." Fortunately, my upholsterer was able to dye them in the proper color.

"Use them anyway"?? SMS does not sound like a very customer-sensitive bunch.

Posted on: 2020/3/14 4:39

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Re: Various CL Pickings

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PackardDon wrote:
Odd 1953 Mayfair with 1954 Caribbean trim, taillights and hood with a supercharged Packard V8 under the hood (on AutoTrader):

https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1953/packard/mayfair/101230066

Wow, in good tune and with the 3 speed/OD, that might surprise a few cars moving out from a stoplight (if it has a decently low rear axle ratio to go along with that OD). Note the old school Sun tach drive box on the firewall.

Add doesn't say what size engine, but a 374 would be great

. This car would be a really fun driver I bet.

Posted on: 2020/2/16 17:44

Paul
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