MWilcox	1939 Super 8	#1
Just popping in Joined: 2018/1/16 0:46 Last Login : 2019/1/9 14:39 From La Mesa, CA Group: Registered Users Posts: 5	I am confused. I am negotiating the purchase of a 1939 Touring Sedan. It has a straight 8 and has all the markings stating it is a Super 8. The registration states it is a 120. Is this a modified car? Posted on: 2019/1/6 20:04

Owen_Dyneto	Re: 1939 Super 8	#2
Forum Ambassador Joined: 2007/3/14 18:01 Last Login : 2024/12/15 16:36 From New Jersey Group: Registered Users Forum Ambassadors Posts: 16703	We'd have to know something about the car to consider an answer. What's the vehicle number? What's the motor number? Distributor mounted on the cylinder head? Posted on: 2019/1/6 20:24

Tim Cole	Re: 1939 Super 8	#3
Home away from home Joined: 2007/10/28 9:49 Last Login : 2023/2/8 20:30 Group: Registered Users Posts: 2869	I think I saw that clunker on junkbay. Either it's a Su8 with a 120 dashboard or a 120 with a Su8 front clip. My guess is the latter. Posted on: 2019/1/7 6:24

MWilcox	Re: 1939 Super 8	#4
Just popping in Joined: 2018/1/16 0:46 Last Login : 2019/1/9 14:39 From La Mesa, CA Group: Registered Users Posts: 5	It has a Super 8 engine and dash. Attach file:   (231.87 KB) Posted on: 2019/1/7 15:07

MWilcox	Re: 1939 Super 8	#5
Just popping in Joined: 2018/1/16 0:46 Last Login : 2019/1/9 14:39 From La Mesa, CA Group: Registered Users Posts: 5	Everything looks right, I just am concerned about what the registration states. Attach file:   (267.61 KB) Posted on: 2019/1/7 15:10

MWilcox	Re: 1939 Super 8	#6
Just popping in Joined: 2018/1/16 0:46 Last Login : 2019/1/9 14:39 From La Mesa, CA Group: Registered Users Posts: 5	Here is the registration Attach file:   (116.07 KB) Posted on: 2019/1/7 15:11

MWilcox	Re: 1939 Super 8	#7
Just popping in Joined: 2018/1/16 0:46 Last Login : 2019/1/9 14:39 From La Mesa, CA Group: Registered Users Posts: 5	While the dash is in poor shape, it is clearly Super 8 Attach file:   (259.56 KB) Posted on: 2019/1/7 15:13

DrMorbius	Re: 1939 Super 8	#8
Home away from home Joined: 2010/12/19 16:58 Last Login : 8/27 16:11 From Lafayette, Indiana Group: Registered Users Posts: 436	That's a Super 8 dash alright, now if the distributor is on top of the motor instead of the side you would have the correct style motor too. Posted on: 2019/1/7 22:52

Packard Don	Re: 1939 Super 8	#9
Home away from home Joined: 2014/7/15 13:30 Last Login : Today 3:16 From Cars at Crooked River Ranch, OR (I live in Santa Cruz, CA) Group: Registered Users Posts: 6298	The inside door handles and window cranks are also specific to the senior model. The Eight (no 120 again until 1940) had different window trim. Also, the engine number on the registration card is Super 8 so if it actually matches what's in the car, it's a Super 8. Posted on: 2019/1/8 2:38
	All generalities are false. Don Pierson Packard / IMPERIAL page CA DMV Licensed Vehicle VIN Verification 1951 Henney-Packard 3-Door Long Wheelbase Air Force Ambulance 1954 Packard Patrician 1954 Packard Patrician Parts Car 1956 Clipper Custom Sedan

Joe Santana	Re: 1939 Super 8	#10
Home away from home Joined: 2008/10/31 14:20 Last Login : Yesterday 21:56 From Potomac, Maryland, USA Group: Registered Users Posts: 1970	The Type 120 may be a designation of the state motor vehicle dept., a category of vehicle such as automobile, commercial vehicle, off-road vehicle etc., having nothing to do with Packard. And as PortlandDon points out, a Packard designation of 120 isn't applicable until the 1940 models. Posted on: 2019/1/8 8:42