My 1937 Twelve engine is 905757A. So it's earlier than yours and still has the A suffix. My chassis is a fairly early 1937, probably actually built sometime in late 1936. So my thought is the early 1937 Twelves had the A suffix and then it changed to ???

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What are the correct spark plugs to use in a 23rd series Custom Eight Packard? Remember these are the larger 14mm plugs, not the 10mm ones used on earlier 356 engines. The ones I took out of the head I have are Champion model J11C. I have no idea if these are correct heat range or not.

You guys think this was for Packard only? Why would a shop need a special tool JUST for an ultramatic? Wouldn't a transmission shop have a pressure tester that would work on all automatic transmissions of the era?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-K-R-Wilson-Tools-Packard-Motor-Ultramatic-Pressure-Gauges-PU-300-/291125740844?hash=item43c872452c&i

I knew of a 1942 senior sedan that had the "One Sixty/Eighty" script deleted off the hood sides from the factory. It was originally sold to a funeral home and only had around 24K original miles on it. It also was an overdrive delete car. I bet it was one of the business sedans.

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Took the core plugs out of my 1948 356 today. They appear to be 1 15/16th inch in size. Does that sound right for when I go to NAPA and buy new ones? Has anybody bought them recently?

It's not the same car. No spotlight. Unless it was added later. It does have the wheel covers on it though. Here's the you tube link to the video of the car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JEYHczRar8



And here's another photo.

I wonder of that's the same car that was used in The Grapes of Wrath. If you remember, near the beginning of the movie the banker comes to tell the family the land they have been living on and farming has been sold and they have to leave. The banker was driving a grey 1935 Packard standard 8 phaeton.




This is the only picture I could find of it online. It has the same wind wings, but I can't tell if it has the spot light or not.

"The biggest hindrace with the Packard plant is lack of railroad access."





Here's a photo I pulled off the internet. There's railroad tracks running right past the Packard plant.