Thanks everyone, I shall contact Gunther and Fred to find a Senior folding setup. Thanks for your help and I shall advise on outcome. Peter Toet

I suppose it would be more logical to try to replicate a Senior style rearward tilt mechanism. If anyone has one fitted to their vehicle a picture is truly worth a thousand words.

Hello all, I am scheduled to attend a Packard Automobile Club of Australia Tour of the Barossa Valley, South Australia in March/April 2025. I would like to fit an Original Packard Trunk accessory onto my 1938 1608 Twelve to carry a few more items out of the cabin. I am wanting to install the tilting mechanism to allow access to the boot whilst having a trunk accessory. Any thoughts? I am happy to fabricate this item if no used ( or dare I dream NOS) item is available. I am happy to pay more than a reasonable price ( reasonable is a starting point of course) ) for the item. There are numerous clever fellows on info.com Please advise. Best Regards Peter Toet

Junior Packard has three finger pressure plate, Senior Packard has four finger pressure plate. I went for a multi finger Ford pressure plate, with an SLR 5000 clutch plate. Straight bolt up and no shudder...for my 1938 120 with 54 327 set up.

This is my 38 Richards 120 with a 54 327, R6 Overdrive and 4.36 axle ratio on the skid pan.

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Good luck with your project. Please post updates as you proceed.

Yer but. Some poor B will end up with your car and have a water pump issue and wonder what the heck is going on. It sounds good but I would recommend that you put a repair kit through your existing pump. It would also be a good idea to convert the 288 to the 327 and bore it out 60 thou. Good luck anyway. I may have some parts if you need same.

Would love to fit the Packard trunk which you (Flackmaster..Mr Unobtaininium) provided for me, to the 1938 Barrymore Twelve, for the March 2025 Packard Rally to South Australia. Please scan Hershey as only the Flackmaster can.... for any hardware/ diagrams/ pencil drawings/ dimensions/ whatever ..on the tilting ..attachment mechanism to fit the trunk to the luggage rack and keep the boot operational. Have Welder and appropriate PPE....will unashamedly replicate.. Peter Toet

Lovely Packards, I would like to get a pre 1919 one day. The two levers on the Subaru, I would suggest that C is for Choke and H is for heater. Similar to a 1960 NSU Prinz 360 that I have. Peter T

A word of caution regarding the head nut tightening torque for a 5th Series Six. I have a 533 Six and whilst Dave (Owen Dyneto) is correct that 60-62 ft lbs is appropriate for the 7/16 20 TPI threads, in my experience, I would suggest that unless your Torque Wrench is new or has been calibrated or checked in the past few years, or you have had new studs put into the engine, I would probably limit the torque to 55 ft lbs. If the studs are originals I have seen quite a number of corroded studs, particularly if the engine has been run without any corrosion protection for many years. It is a very bad feeling when a stud yields and you are looking for helicoils, etc. And as West Peterson advises the torque should be checked a number of times. Peter T .