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Hey guys my name is E.J. and I recently purchased this car. Its pretty dang rough now but in due time I hope to have it back to its original luster. I'm 28 and this is my first major project car. From what i've gathered its a really rare body style and with the dual sidemounts even more rare.

I have many visions for how I would like to see the car, but I'd like to keep the original motor, and try and squeeze as much out of it as I can. I've been in touch with Flackmaster already so I hope to get some hard to find parts through him.

As far as suspension goes I'd love to see it laying on the ground but I know that wont sit well with the purists nor will removing the sidemounts which I also want to do. At this stage I just dont know the direction i'd like to take. One thing I do know for sure is that its never getting a small block chevy motor. Either this motor i have now, or a 9 main bearing straight 8 out of the later model.

Anyways I'll update as I go along but its gonna be slow haha

On to the pictures...

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It was on Craig'slist in Nor Cal, right? Good luck with it.

yes it was, Guy i bought it from actually owns his own hot rod shop up where i got it, more than likely its going to go to him for the majority of the metal work

G'day ed-flip,

to PackardInfo. I, for one, will be following this blog with interest especially if you decide to go the 9 main engine route. You say you've been in touch with the Flackmaster, is that why you're interested in the 9 main route? Guy here in Oz has done that, with an OD trans as well, and is a friend of the Flackmaster.

And, I invite you to include your '37 120 Touring Coupe in the Packard Owner's Registry.

howdy, no i'm gonna try and squeeze some power out of this 282 first, if I blow it up then i'll go for the 9 main. However I dont really know where to start, im thinking the dual carburetor manifold, maybe some head work, custom cam, i dunno but i need more power lol

Here are links to a couple of threads re S8 engine swaps and hop ups.

This

And this

Thank you for the links, I'll read into them a bit and see what I want to do. For now I'm trying to accumulate parts for the rebuild

1937 was Packard's highest sales year, so if you don't care for the sidemounts you may want to locate plain fenders and sell the welled ones with the associated hardware.
Sidemounts are a personal taste thing.

I hope losing the boat trailer wheels is on the list!

Yea that was my plan. The sidemounts just arent my style. The wheels are definitely going away.