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hi there i have a 1934 Packard which i purchased it is a mess,I'm not a carpenter and there is a lot of wood missing out of the car it proberly easier to say there is any,i have very few pics of the frame work,i watched a Packard video how they made 1929 frame work,could anyone tell me how you would go about this i will not be doing this myself but if i could find the info out it would be a start,around the doors and roof i done see to much of a problem the grey area is the floor and the door openings where the alloy step plates are there is no metal there either if anyone has some plans or pics this would help cheers Dave

I do remember the car you purchased, I own the same year and model; IMO yours is far, far beyond even a parts car. My best advice is to find a better car as a starting point, it is simply way beyond practical to even give fleeting thought to saving the one you have. Sorry for the bluntness, but myself and others were flatly flabbergasted that the car found a buyer with the intent of restoration.

Dr. Andreas Straube in Germany is offering a reprint of the 1934 Salesman's Data Book; though it does not contain any engineering drawings or dimensions, it does have a couple of small illustrations of how various parts of the wood body structure was built. I believe his book is available thru Mr. Ole Book in North Bergen, New Jersey.

i know blunt is honest i get that,but i love a challenge i have all the parts the metal work is not a problem for me i have an english wheel and can fabricate the metal work,i found a video you may be interested in i cant seem to down load it a found this the other week it a video of the car found in a barn the video is called Roll Royce Rescue on you tube and the Packard was in the same barn I've made the clock tick again and been restoring the clocks the chrome work 80percent done bumpers headlights etcnew engine rebuild gearbox and have another frame,i will be going to a car show where the some coach builders so if i could get some tips there

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Good luck with your venture, let me know where I can be of assistance.