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Hard to tell from the picture, but on all those clocks there was a soldered safety piece that would fail and melt away if points fused and caused a short. This was usually because someone bypassed the fuse or put too large of a fuse in place. You can resolder that wire and then check the clock again with a fused power wire. If the fuse blows right away, then the winding in the winder is shorted.

I made a video on the 55 and 56 clocks, you can skim through that and compare yours.

Also if you post some more pictures I could tell you directly.

youtu.be/h2mSAk_95Rk

I can tell you that it probably won't keep good time even if you get it going. Mine loses about 10 minutes per day, but it's still nice to see it go.

My 54 clock I belive had an adjustment to account for running to fast or slow.

They all do, but even on the fastest adjustment it will probably be too slow.

The clock on my 55 even has the adjustment on the front goofed up from someone overenthusiastically adjusting it in the past.

Thanks for the video HPH, I edited the photo in post 230, to show better the area in question

Bigkev, that may be the answer to my question
Thank you both! I will solder them together and then test

Thanks!

As you can see in my video, there should be a plastic cover over the solenoid. Some more pictures would be helpful to see if the mechanism is not damaged.

I soldered the wire back onto the clip and the clock works, thanks so much fellas

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back to the rust repair, working on the right rear quarter & inner fender well. pcs fab'd up ready to install after some rust encapsulating paint to the inside.

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anyone know what this rubber like material between the body panel and trunk pcs is called? and what would be a suitable replacement?

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I don't know what it is called but Packard used a lot of tar like impregnated strip materials made of braided cotton welting and some flat cork/rubber compositions as well as ordinary sheet rubber strips. Not sure if it is the same stuff they used between the fenders and wheelwells in the trunk and carried that below the car. Packard only mentions something to the effect that asphalt based scientifically developed noise and heat insulation is placed in strategic spots throughout the car.

The stuff usually seen is a tar like substance which is blended in materials which can be paper, felt or jute based and comes in thin cardboard like sheets, thicker pads and probably rope form too. Plain jute is also used behind cardboard facings and carpet.

To replace the item in the trunk, some have used a cotton braided wick material such as this one. I don't find anything larger than 3/4" but it does come in many thinner sizes. If something larger is needed perhaps a cotton or jute rope would work.

In the trunk, the rope like material should be out of sight hidden by the side cardboard or whatever finish material you choose so color might not matter. If you use a cotton rope material, perhaps a good coating of an upholstery type waterproofing liquid would be in order before installation. If under the car possibly dipped in or sprayed with undercoat material.