Parts and vehicles have been sold so I removed access to the folder.

Just updating that the vehicles and parts have all been sold. Thanks.

I am trustee of an estate for a friend who was a longtime Packard collector. He left behind shelves full of parts, mostly relating to the types of cars he had (1937 business coupe hot rod 454, 1940 180, 1941 LeBaron Sport Brougham, 1947 8-passenger limo, 1953 Caribbean, 1956 Patrician). I am only here for the coming week and would love for them to go to a Packard collector rather than just go up at an estate sale where who knows if the right person will show up. There is a spare 356 straight-8 engine (CD503955D - 1941 I suspect for his LeBaron), two transmissions, a cylinder head, manifolds, bell housings, tail light assemblies for the patrician, etc. etc. etc.

Ideally I would prefer to sell them as a lot to an interested collector and because of the volume and variety the price is negotiable, and timing is short. If the vehicles go first I will try to send as many parts as known with the respective cars.

Please get in touch, either at mahorobe@isu.edu or (406)241-1026 (text preferred but calls okay - due to high volumes of spam calls I often don't answer unknown numbers so leave a message). Because of timing, someone who is local or can arrange pickup soon would be ideal. The property is in Nipomo-Arroyo Grande area in CA.

I am in the process of also consigning the cars for sale so if anyone has specific interest in those please do let me know. Titles are being processed into trust so it will be several weeks before those can be signed over but willing to work out an arrangement. The 1941 LeBaron was sold many years ago but the others are available.

Photos can be found in google drive folders here:Packard Parts and Cars

Thanks y'all! I will give those a shot next time I am at the garage, and circle back. Appreciate the fast replies.

It's a great car that sadly had a few years of neglect. I would really like to see it back on the road again along with the rest of them.

Good call! I will give that a try next. Something I rarely think about since my own cars I replaced all the points with electronic ignition when I first bought them. I never remember to think about points!

Howdy all, my first post here.
I am a close friend of a Packard collector who recently passed and I have been trying to get his vehicles up and running after a couple years idle. The '53 Caribbean is the one I have spent the most time fiddling with - it had a leak from the line into the fuel pump which I fixed. It turns over smoothly, and fuel is getting to the carb, but it never fires. I am assuming a coil issue at this point. Curious if anyone has any thoughts on chasing that down (should I just find and swap in a new coil and see?). I am a car guy and helped worked on his Packards as a kid, but it has been ~15 years since last time I was under the hood of a Packard so I am rustier than a NY junkyard car.

Also having issues starting a '47 8-passenger limo, and '40 180 but I'll save those for another day!