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Re: 1956 CLIPPER CUSTOM
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I sure hope it around somewhere out there he did such a great job building it.

Posted on: 2024/10/7 16:02
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Re: 1956 CLIPPER CUSTOM
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Thanks humanpotatohybrid that is indeed the car. I must admit the modifications he did to that car are stunning! I will definitely print them all up so I have them. The reason I was so interesting in this car was the air-conditioning setup. You see I own a 1955 Packard 400 it has every option but air-and I want air so when i saw the photo of the package shelf and the three vents for the trunk mounted evaporator I looked everywhere for those vents-couldn't find them. Finally I touched base with Paul and asked him where he got them-off a 1963 Chrysler Imperial! so after talking with him for a good long while and he was a pleasure to chat with I went on ebay and low and behold there were the three vents! At first I thought they were plastic but in fact they were metal-i plan to have them chromed like his were when I eventually finish the car.

Posted on: 2024/10/7 15:56
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1956 CLIPPER CUSTOM
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Does anyone remember a gentleman named Paul who lived in Las Vegas and owned a 1956 custom Clipper that was black in color and had a Turquoise and White interior and a Caribbean hood? does anyone have pictures of this car could they post them?

Posted on: 2024/9/27 22:23
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Re: RUN AWAY 55 400!
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Thanks for all the replies and advice I admittedly scratching my head over what could have went wrong. Many times on the forum I have stated how pleased I was with the conversion (bendtsens) since it was done almost 10 years ago. it is a mystery to me. Has anyone else who installed a GM 700r in their Packard had this problem? Even if you had the conversion (and it proved to be trouble-free) I would like to hear from you.

Posted on: 2023/12/10 1:01
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RUN AWAY 55 400!
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I was pulling my car out of the garage yesterday my foot barely on the gas pedal when all of a sudden the car accelerated out of control in reverse and I did not get it to stop until it hit the wall of my garage damaging by driver's side door. The car just did the same thing in drive-again I was barely able to get it to stop while burning rubber. Does anyone know what I should look at for this? My car has been converted to a GM 700r transmission for reliability I have never had a problem like this before.

Posted on: 2023/12/5 16:55
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Re: Packard Engine to GM Auto Transmission Adapters
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I had my 1955 Packard 400 adapted to a GM 700r Automatic transmission. I purchased the Transmission and the adapter from Bendtsens transmission adapters. I had the conversion done by a local shop in Audubon NJ it was the best thing I ever did to that car-I had replaced 3 Twin-Ultramatics over the years and none of them lasted longer than 2 years.

Posted on: 2023/11/4 22:20
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Re: DIY Torsion level control switch conversion
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When I first got my 55 I had a few issues with the torsion level I had the original control box replaced with a solid state control box from Pacific Northwest Packards . I sent them the original control box and they put the modern electronics in. PROBLEM SOLVED never had an issue with it after that.

Posted on: 2023/4/23 23:40
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Re: 6 VOLT AUTO WIRE
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Thanks guys I placed an order with Ynz parts for some wire and connectors probably more wire than I need but the price was reasonable and if I ever need more I can go to the trunk of my car to get it (where I will store the wire).

Posted on: 2023/3/17 2:25
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Re: 6 VOLT AUTO WIRE
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Thanks guys I placed an order with Ynz parts for some wire and connectors probably more wire than I need but the price was reasonable and if I ever need more I can go to the trunk of my car to get it (where I will store the wire).

Posted on: 2023/3/17 2:24
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6 VOLT AUTO WIRE
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Anyone know of a place that carries this wire and connectors?

Posted on: 2023/3/16 18:56
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