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I need some help figering out what this old packard is?Ive found #'s on the fire wall that reads <I33743>(i think this is a body #)and on the frame on the driver side that read *301105* but its not telling me nothing there's a big fuel vacume canister where the number plate should have been?

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Pictures are too small to tell, but someone may be able to help you with the numbers you gave.
From what I can see, though, it's a 1930 model. If the hood has four doors on each side, it's a Model 740. If it has louvers on the side, it's a 733.

thank you so much it has a louvered hood .i'll try to get my pictures bigger .someone down the line put a diffrent carberator on this old car a carter 871sc its rebuildable but some one told me its not as good as the orignal.i found the right one for it but its $9000 bucks i guess the carter will have to do!this cars set 32 years after it got hot and quit?but its suppost too have been totally rebuilt right before that ,has a electric fuel pump and some strange wiring but over all its pretty whole!

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Hi Shelbyd73

Your Packard is a 1930, Seventh Series, Standard Eight, Model 726, 5 passenger sedan, Model No. 403. one of 15,731 produced. The combination of body mouldings, hood louvers, frontal details and 127 1/2" wheelbase visually identify it.

Looks like a nice original car, hope you will keep it in that condition, get it functionally dependable but just clean and maintain as much of the original finish and trim as possible.

Steve

G'day Shelbyd73,
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That is a very nice Packard, would like to see some pics that can be enlarged. Also the history of the car which you seem to have would be interesting to hear about. Was it restored then parked? Overheating is not unusual with honeycomb radiators that are old............

The correct carburetor for this model is a Detroit Lubricator single barrel updraft. These are being reproduced and are priced at $1750, a bit more affordable than the $9,000 you were quoted. Contact Max Merritt, 800-472-2573