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Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan
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kevinpackard
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I sure would like to know where they put placed the arms when they lifted your car on the 2-post. I tried putting my dad's '38 on the lift and it was sketchy as heck. Couldn't find a good place to lift from.

Posted on: 7/14 16:26
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Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan
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Joe Santana
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Kevin, Sorry I didn't notice. Usually it's up on 4-points of the frame. I'll ask tomorrow or Wednesday when the car is finished.

Mario Bruno has 3 shops in the general area. One is a service station shop in Kensington for more modern cars, but sells ethanol-free gas. The 2nd is a muscle car shop in Rockville. And the new shop for modern and prewar classics is in Gaithersburg. Eddie is the foreman/manager and has kept me updated on the work progress. Rafael is a sterling mechanic who, between Bill's '40 180 sedan and my '40 160 is getting to know everything about Super 8 Packards with overdrive. It's really a blessing to have a place to repair the Duchess and maintain it.

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Posted on: 7/15 15:57
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Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan
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Joe Santana
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My 16 year-old granddaughter Emi flew out from San Francisco. We went to the museums in DC. I parked at the Willard Hotel, a very safe place to leave a classic car under the watchful eyes of several attendants there.
She wanted to see NYC, so we drove the freeway to Long Branch, NJ, Packard Club member George and collector Rick made arrangements to store the Duchess for 3 days in a safe and climate controlled collector garage, while we took the train to NYC.
When we returned, we put the top down, and drove to Avalon on the south Jersey shore to spend a week with my youngest son, James, and his family. Vacationers there thought we were the start of a parade. Emi and I drove to Cape May to catch the ferry across Delaware Bay, waved to Joe Biden in Rehoboth, and drove back home to Potomac MD.
The Duchess ran at 60 and 65, getting an amazing 21+ mpg. I had to do the math twice. Around town we only got 12-15 mpg. It was very hot and humid the entire time, but the cooling system never overheated. The new rear springs creaked quite a bit with our luggage in the trunk. I’ll have to look into that. The Duchess ran smooth as glass, true Packard performance. We put on 600-700 miles on this trip.
George produced the 2023 movie MIRANDA’S VICTIM about the true story behind the Supreme Court’s Miranda Decision, requiring the explicit reading of rights to a person arrested. George’s Packard is in the movie, as is Rick’s Ford sedan. Rick was especially generous with his time and assistance. Car guys are great!

Posted on: Today 10:50
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Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan
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Joe Santana
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Posted on: Today 11:16
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