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Dave,
for the excellent explanation. Clearly and simply explains the situation and circumstances.

Haven't been able to fix the downunder photos but was able to scan and upload the photos from Frank of the '49. Sorry for the poor quality.

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Mal, congratulation! The color of the 49 50 is great.
Send to me the scans from Frank to have them a little revitalized.

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Welcome back Mal. Lots of fun soon to be had with your new acquisition. Sounds like the radio could be a job for your old offsider Wade? I'm sure he would like to get his teeth into making it work again. Keep us informed with one of your blogs on the getting to know the new Packard.
All the best
T

Gerd,
My wife also likes the colour, very important!

Because I couldn't save a copy in a format for posting on PackardInfo I printed out Frank's scan and rescanned it so it probably lost a lot of definition because of my clumsiness.

It didn't take you long to revitalise the photos. Now I'll have to try and post them!

Also thanks for turning my other photos right way up.

Terry,

Yes, I'm somewhat excited with the new machine. Probably continue posting here in the Wades Workshop Blog, I've enjoyed doing it over the years and will continue it.

As to Wade rebuilding the radio, I'm sure he would but it's a 6V set in what is now a 12V car. Instead I'll leave it as a show piece and plug something modern into the 12V which can pull in FM stations instead of the 6V Ferris which is AM only. Wade's finishing off some mechanical refreshments on a '39 120 Convertible Coupe then will be concentrating on Eleanor, or as it's been irreverently referred to here quite often "The Fossil", his '34 Club Sedan. Since moving north over 4 years ago he literally hasn't laid a spanner(wrench) on it because he's been kept busy fixing OPP's(Other Peoples Packards) instead of his. That will change soon!

That didn't take long, surprised myself. Photos enhanced by Gerd are attached.
Gerd

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Hello Mal,
Congratulations on your latest purchase, hope to see it at our National Rally in March 2019 at Warrnambool. The clutch on the 49-50 models is cable operated. Gary Zimmer is looking for a cable and pulley for his if you know anyone that has a spare. Hope you have many happy trouble free miles in it.
Pepepackard

Fred aka Pepepackard,
I'm looking forward to the National Rally at Warrnambool next year. As to a clutch cable, I'm sorry but I can't help.

I noticed your "new Packard" is in the PI registry already done by the previous owner:
https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/registry/index.php?Action=view&ID=1723

BDC,

Thanks for the heads up! From that, then found I'd had some Forum interaction with Warren when he joined PackardInfo a few years ago. Including, just imagine, inviting him to enter his Packard in the Registry. I'll update his entry once I have included my '49 '50.