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Hello Ross:

Whoa! Glad to hear you will be bringing your Panamericana to Detroit in June for the 2013 PAC National Meet. do you have room on your trailer to bring a Pack-up too?

We'll leave a light on at the Marriott and save a room for you.

Thanks, --Roger--

Pretty exciting times here at Speedwell Garage--would have brought you up to date sooner if I hadn't mislaid the camera.....

Big news is that the car is painted and came out OK. I only wanted a "nice enamel job" as that's more likely what the original had, and for my own stuff I am not that fussy. It was still pretty nerve wracking as I don't paint that much anymore.

Using the lift arms to hold the front fenders worked fantastic. Blowing the shop out with a leaf blower on 3 occasions before painting left me with hardly any dust problems.

Very pleased how the rear ensemble came out. I had a visual problem that too much under-car was showing. Made a valence out of 55 "Reynolds Wrap" to fill in.

Firewall shot is to illustrate how much detail and fabrication is necessary since the car is sectioned; for cool weather Maryland, heat and defrost are necessary so had to move all those components around and make a custom firewall liner.

New windshield is on order and every day a few more pieces are bolted on. I have to keep dipping the charge card in cool water to keep my wallet from smoldering.

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Very nice work. Have come a long way since November. Looks great.

Am impressed with the entire job but the firewall duct piece looks tops. Is it metal or something else. Would love to see detail pictures of how everything on both sides look and work together.

I am always impressed by your talent. Beautiful work.

Wow!!

loving it and also double jealous of the shop/equipment/space. nice!

Howard, the air duct is just a slight mod of the standard duct. If I had to make one from scratch I would shape it out of wire mesh and then cover it with fiberglass.

OK, Ross, that does it! I have no excuse to miss the Packard meet anyway, since it's almost in my neighborhood. But the chance to see/hear this car has clinched it!

I painted my 51 in the Packard Ivory with a black top. Seeing your photos makes me almost wish I had done it with the red top - that is really good looking. We will need to see some movies of this car in action!