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right rear with nice view of continental kit

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dash

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this should be rare: original km speedo, not miles

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this L8 is from a low-miles 1953 Packard hearse and was installed into this car sometime in the 80s.
Not the original engine of the car, but the original type engine - right?

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and finally, the only data we have for the car, the Vehicle Theft Number... thanks for any insight you may have!
Have a great weekend,
Davy

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I'd be very curious to know what this item next to blower motor might be (inverted to read label in this photo).

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I don't know what the item is, but the name Marchal is quite well known to prewar folks and even to today's off-roaders. It's a European (French) maker of autoelectric equipment probably best known for their headlamps fitted to high-end European cars in the 30s and later, and one of several other brands (Zeiss, Lucas, etc.) fitted to US cars exported to Europe up until US lamps finally met European specifications. The Marchal brand is still very much in the business of auto lamps.

PS - kind of fits, seeing as the car has spent time in Belgium.

Sure looks like a early '53 Standard Convertible (non Caribbean) to me.

I wonder what the knob is below the ashtray? Looks like an overdrive lockout but you can see the automatic quadrant on top of the steering column.