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So sad...We saw this car at Hershey; it was fantastic.

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What a shame. And the car had just taken a top award, also awarded at Pebble last fall. And I guess many of us know who owns the car. I'll bet next time he parks it he'll leave it in gear in addition to the parking brake.

Just as an aside, how many of us carry a wheel chock and actually use it on occasion?

Heartbreaking indeed! And from what I read over on the AACA forum, to make matters worse the water is likely brackish and not fresh which if so would add very significantly to the recovery work required.

c'mon guys - what's the big deal...it was only an eight...now, if it had been a Twelve...well...that would be a whole different story...

(yeah..Owen..durn right I carry and use wheel-chocks..even tho I ALWAYS leave mine in reverse AND you can be assured my hand-brake is NOT "costume jewelery"....!)

Gosh, Shiny ... that is a rather harsh observation of this unfortunate situation. Everyone screws up at one time or another. "Only an eight"? What does the engine have to do with the fact that this is a truly exceptional car. I assume you have never backed into another car, scraped the side of a car betting into a garage, forgotten to cover your car only to have a bird crap on it, or any other myriad of incidents that just happen to regular human beings. I wish I was that perfect.

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Ha - good point....yes.. I have done all those stupid things...and then some....wont take the time to list em all...but some of them have been...shall we delicately say....expensive....!

And I am being unfair...I wasn't there, shouldn't comment so harshly as I have NO clue what the circumstances were.

But you have to admit...hard to conceive of a fellow pre-war Packard owner...who actually drives a pre-war Packard...getting out of it and leaving it in "neutral".....I have to side with OWEN on this tragedy....!

For me - and for that matter - virtually EVERY one of my friends who operates a pre-war Packard...( I don't associate with folks who have "lesser" brands...!) ( Just kidding...have owned all manner of what we now call "collector" cars....!) probably is incapable of shutting down their car and not shoving it into reverse as instinctive behavior !

Shiny, nothing you don't already known but I don't leave mine in reverse as, should I forget the battery cutoff, I'd risk coming back to a dead battery as thru '36 seniors putting the transmission in reverse activates the brake lights. So I put it in 1st and also set the parking brake which on the '36 and back seniors locks all 4 wheels, not just the rear two - so it's extra secure.

Shiny, it's not just an eight it's a super 8, it's a custom bodied car by Bohmann & Schwartz. I kinda know the owner and had a private tour of his collection and had supper with him and his wife about 2 years ago; very nice and knowledgable guy when you get to know him.

On a different note: how bad is this water going to affect the wood in the car; expanding and shrinking etc?

Hi again Owen !

You are telling me the reverse switch on the top rear of the transmission on your car is "hot" even with the ignition off ?

That is odd - I've owned pre '37 Seniors and NONE did that; had they done that, I would have done a little re-wiring !

Yes - of course I am familiar with how the hand-brake works on "rope brake" Packards ! I trust you are aware that it is a wise practice to occasionaly let a little (NON GUMMING...like a gun oil, sewing machine oil, or 3 in 1 oil) run down the little shaft that connects the button on top of the hand-brake lever with the little "pawl" on the bottom......

Yes - of course I agree with you a battery cut-off is a wise idea. As a side-note, being something of a mean-spirited bully and sadist, I do leave my Packard's electrical system "hot" at car shows, just to show my clock and radio still work.....!