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55PackardGuy

What's In the Trunk?

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OK, a question for all the careful restorers of V8 Packards.

I know the fabric that lines the trunk is available. But what's underneath the fabric? Is it painted or sprayed with something?

I seem to recall a kind of flat gray color with white speckles in it for some reason, although I probably only saw a bare trunk maybe once in my life. I was pretty impressionable when it came to Packards, though.

Posted on: 2010/3/28 22:24

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HH56

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The only thing I am aware of is primer or paint on the floor. The mat is very thin maybe slightly over 1/16th to maybe 1/8 thick. The bottom is sort of like a felt or flannel. The sides had just raw metal with some type of sound deadening and overspray & was covered with cardboard that matched the mat. Back of seat also had cardboard.

Posted on: 2010/3/28 22:39

55PackardGuy

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Ah, good. I remember some of that sound deadening stuff. Was it spray-on or fluffy-stuff?

Anyone have pics of a bare fabric-and-cardboard-free trunk?

Posted on: 2010/3/28 22:49

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Owen_Dyneto

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On my 56 convertible, the floor pan and spare tire well is simply painted upper body color and the inner fenders and wheel wells are coated with a sound-deadening coating (not the flocking found pre 1951) painted over in upper body color. The trunk lining is a mixture of burtex on the floor, the gas filler housing, and the fender wells. The balance is cardboard with the same houndstooth pattern.

Posted on: 2010/3/29 8:48

Cli55er

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check my blog, there is a a pic in there.

Posted on: 2010/3/29 10:25

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Dave Kenney

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Dave, Alright already we get your point!!!

Posted on: 2010/3/29 12:28

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Owen_Dyneto

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Hmmmm.... wonder how that happened? And I can't delete them, but Big Kev will do so I'm sure. Sorry for the extra reading, I beg for forgiveness....

Posted on: 2010/3/29 13:14

BigKev

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Clean up procedure initiated!

Posted on: 2010/3/29 13:44

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Kevin AZ

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A 'tar-paper' like material served as an underlayment for the material inside the trunk of my '55 parts Patrician.

BTW, I was in the trunk this past weekend removing pieces to serve as templates and I learned first hand, that a 1955 400's trunk size is actually larger than that of a 1955 Patrician.

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Posted on: 2010/3/29 21:08

55PackardGuy

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Hank, I know how busy you are, and I only want an answer if it's convenient to you, but do you have an approximate page where I can see the trunk view. My old putt-putt computer takes a long time to load each page of photos...

Thanks, but no hurry. I won't be peering into a trunk for a few more weeks yet.

Posted on: 2010/3/30 0:31

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