cover the bumper with suranwrap and some of that blue painters tape and just peel it off when your ready

this sounds interesting ,but i wonder besides the fact that 700r4 parts are more abundant, if there would be a benefit to an overdrive trans vs the ultramatic in performance and mpgs i don't think i would do the conversion anytime soon

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x2 that, those wheels look neat

that is neat as heck, keep going i can't wait for an update

the reason chevy and ford are more appealing to the market today is the fact that they made so many of them compared to packard . chevy's and ford's are pretty easy to find and restore. they where cheaper car back in the day so during the hot rod boom that was the common car and along came the following for that style, also many movies of that era portrayed the rebel kid driving a 55 chevy or a ford. and everybody likes that image of days gone by. packards are seen more as a family or a grandpas car. but that aside i for one love the looks of a packard

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so what about quarter panels would 51's fit or are some different
i need to find some as mine are pretty bad

so what parts interchange as far as sheet metal like fenders and such, are door the same on say a 400 series fit a 300 series and what years did or would

Thanks for the information guys I am just starting to look at info on the packard , my back ground is toward the period correct hotrods 50's - 60's, but this car is going stock with some accessories,skirts,visor maybe a centennial kit what will hopefully be a great family cruiser

hello,i just got this 1953 caviler engine was gone through and and set in the machine shed,the engine was toped off with oil
to prevent it freezing up,before i bought it. i turn the engine from now and then cause its going to be awhile before i can get to it. i have been researching into the caviler model but other than what specs and statistics on the model there really isn't much talk about the caviler why is this? it dosent seen to be too many of these left or what?
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