I'm tossing around the idea of selling my 1950 Packard 8. It is the bare bones 8. 3 speed NO O/D, no radio 23k original miles. Interior is immaculate. Exterior is all original and by far not perfect. It's got scratches here and there are some paint chips etc. Car starts right up and drives. I take it for an occasional ride but it basically just sits.

It was owned by my grandfather and garage kept for 35 years and I took possession of it about 6 years ago. I'm trying to figure out what I could possibly fetch for it. I'm in the central NJ area. Thanks for any suggestions.

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Now THAT...is in depth. Thank you very much. I got the oil drained and refilled. I also put oil in the little hole in the picture and everything shifts like the car is brand new.

Thanks. I guess back then it was a 2 speed and third was OD.
I was playing around underneath the car and can shift the rods manually into gears under the car. But I can't do it from the lever in the car on the column. I friends had an old ford and said it happened on his occasionally in which he would tap on the linkage with a hammer and then it would free up. Obviously a hammer isn't the best remedy, but wondering if there is something common that would jam it up?

Thank you!! I've never had a car this old before so I need to learn what needs to be done to make it last! I never knew there were 2 parts to a manual transmission. What does OD stand for? Im used to it being overdrive but this is only a 3 speed. Just to clarify, both will use the same fluid?

I removed this bolt and nothing came out whatsoever. I would assume that this would be where the 2 pints of trans fluid SHOULD be? Does this take gear oil AND manual transmission fluid?

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This bolt is on the same side as the above picture. I removed this one and a little bit of dark oil came out (smelled like gear oil).

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this picture is from above through the front floor board access area. It's on the passenger side towards the front of the car in front of the bell housing. I haven't touched it yet.

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I have a 1950 8 manual transmission. I feel like an idiot asking this question, but where do I check the manual transmission fluid? The only info I can find is in the service manual where it says that a standard transmission has 2 pints of fluid. It doesn't say what type either.

Yesterday with my car idling I noticed a burning smell and some smoking that smelled like a burning clutch. I wasn't driving it though. then I couldn't get it to go in any gear except 1st. I drove it in a circle into the garage and was then able to get it in reverse also. I was just wondering what could cause this. The car did sit for over 10 years and it's been shifting and driving perfectly transmission wise until today.

Another thing I noticed is that there is a 1 inch spacer between the carb and the the base of the intake. Is that needed? All the rebuild kits give 1 gasket. If that was stock shouldn't they come with 2 gaskets?

My Carburetor is a WDO 644S. I wonder if that ball if missing from the accelerator pump could cause my issue. I was surprised after I put the carb back together that it even started and ran beautifully. I'm sure they don't throw extra parts in there for no reason.