I cranked up my '46 to move it around today. The neighbor had some folks over and the kids invited The Oldsters (:rolleyes:) over to cook burgers and talk about stuff - mostly Harleys, actually. But Ol' Fred was out on full display even if no one much inquired.


We'll all go somewhere later this week. I'm leaving her home for the National. I want to look at stuff and no wrestle with moving the freaking car. Not like it'll get lonely.

I'll wager that the large oil bath air cleaner assembly is the same was was used on the big 21 series cars, provided that the intake throat on the carburetor is the same size. Wat does have a spare that came with a parts engine.


So, question is, which carb is on the 327? I'd like to know for curiosity's sake if nothing else. The 282 used the 512S and the 356 used the 531S (going on memory here).

That's pretty cool.

Good. I thought i was losing what's left of my mind.

I have the name and number for a man who makes reproduction cloisonne medallions if you need it.

Good luck with your new project. Sounds like you have experience and a good idea of what you're into. Just be prepared for a bit more Ferrous Oxide and a whole lotta fasteners holding things together.


I have a friend who is restoring a '36 120 sedan if you'd like to commiserate. I think he'd be amenable.

I think that I saw that page while i was coil shopping. Pretty sure that the polarity is correct, but I was wondering why my results seemed to vary with it After it had been on the car a few days. Stuff to experiment with. Not likely that it'll get done before next week, and that's a Definite Maybe, even though I'm off. Too many house related projects.

Good luck with your new/old toy. Hope you have years of fun with it. I like the coupes, too, but I do the Clippers from the series before yours. The current driver is a sedan, however. For the moment.


You can get the number from the vehicle ID plate on the driver's side cowl and that would help to narrow down what's supposed to be there. If that plate is missing, there is like the body number tag somewhere on the passenger side firewall. Those numbers are helpful.


You'll find a wealth of help here.

It dawns on me, maybe the plug gap is a bit wide and that would help. Maybe. It's all about experimentation to see what works, right?


I found what I believe to be a 985 WCFB for sale online, cheap, so I bought it. With a bit of luck, it's rebuildable. Not sure what I'll do with it, but based on what they're getting for the damned things, it should be okay as long as it has all its little gizmos. Can't see it - it got shipped to Fred's house.


Speaking of, another adjacent landowner died last weekend. I wonder if the landlady is snuffing then so she can become some kind of land baron or something.

Welcome to the asylum. I had had a couple of Packards Long Ago In A Land Far Far Away, long gone, and I just bought a few last year. Mine are mostly 21 series or earlier Clippers, so there are a lot of similarities.


The first auto mishap I ever had, I was 13 and moving without authorization my granddad's 23 series super sedan in a parking lot, and I backed into a Buick. It was Packard 1 and Buick 0. It was at an army base officer's club parking lot. Seems the Buick belonged to the base commander. So the next morning, my retired full bird took me down to meet the the serving full bird to discuss my poor judgment. The Colonel gave me a pass and I didn't learn a thing until years later. Today, I favor pull-through parking whenever possible because those cars are hard to see out of when backing.


You will find the people here most helpful. There is a wealth of information on this site. I haven't really sorted out the search function as of yet, but Google has, so I have better luck that way.


So, ask for help, sort out what you want to do with it, and go forth and have your own experience.