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I knew those would get comments, ha, they weigh about 190 lbs each, pretty heavy to lug around but they aren't going anywhere, your back will give out before they do

Now that's what I would call SAWHORSES and as Tim Allen would say in Home Improvement "GRUNT, GRUNT, GRUNT".
Wes

have continued working on getting everything removed from the frame, finally got it down to grease and grime, worked a couple days on getting the grease and grime cleaned some and then started work on blasting down to bare metal, ma and pa got me a sand blaster for my birthday (ahhh big 40) and so far it seems to be working pretty good,

also spent some time getting my pile of bits and pieces stored in the back corner where hopefully they will not meet up with a fork lift on the loose, so hopefully next week I can get the frame painted,

probably a little break on this project for a couple weeks after that while I work on some house projects that need to get done in order to get it up for sale,

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I congratulate you on your endeavor, and look forward to watching your progress.
I am semi-retired,and after the current project is back together ( 1982 Mercedes 300SD), I will be looking for that next project. I would love a prewar Packard; even a 110 six, although a 120 would be preferred. I would be happy to find one similar to your project--at least you don't have to undo a lot of incorrect work, or pay for a shiny paint job that someone applied over a poorly prepped surface that you'd have to remove anyway-- Its a good honest project car--no pretense, just honest.

Looking at the old style engine with two crankcase draft tubes makes me wonder if a similar setup would benefit the later 356 engines? JWL

JW, the twin road draft tubes are the result of some tinkering by an owner, it left the factory with a single road draft tube on the rear valve tappet cover. Also note that by the way they are facing, neither will ventilate the crankcase with forward motion of the car and hence were non-functioning.

Among other things the rework of the 320 engine for 1937 (or was it 1938?) involved eliminating the timing chain-driven generator and replacing it with a fan belt driven unit on the opposite side of the engine, and relocation of the road draft tube from the non-manifold side (see pix below) to the rear valve cover.

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I was looking at the comments discouraging restoring this car and I don't think restoring a shiny original would be that much less expensive than a rusted hulk.

After all, replacing the interior costs about the same because the material is being ripped out and replaced. Plating preparation may be slightly more expensive.

The wood is a chore, but some people do that themselves.

The real insanity is tearing sound original cars apart over and over for the sake of "rabble beach".

So I commend this effort. I've known a lot of cars over the years and when I see what has happened to them since 1965 I want to throw up. When I look through Turnquist's book, for example, some of those cars have gone through total destructorations.

One car that sickens me the most was a super low mileage 32 Custom Dietrich Coupe that has since become unrecognizable.

So I hope you do well on this project because the 1500 is a great driving Packard.

I totally agree with Tim. Many years ago I saw a beautiful original 1937 Super Eight Convertible Sedan that would have garnered 90 points at a show.
All that originality was destroyed to get a $25 trophy.
Fortunately, in more recent years, clubs have created classes and preservation awards for original cars.

Tim,

I saw that car at Turnquist's home in 1961, he was cleanin g and painting the frame a dark red/maroon. The car was tomato soup red , 20,000 some miles and gorgeous but not perfect.

He implored me to buy it for $2500 but my funds were depleted by my first car, a 37 120 sedan. Three of us hadpooled our money to buy it for $50.

I don't think that's the same car. The one I saw around 1967 was grey with black fenders. If only I had taken a picture I could really make a point, but it was a chance encounter. I saw the car, it knocked my socks off, and I never saw it again. Supposedly it was destined to be chopped into a convertible coupe.