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Purchased this car 2262-9 43828 from the original owner in 1969.

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Very nice, very rare super low mileage. Interesting to see the tags too, especially the one about the master cylinder only being partially filled. You may want to see if the build sheet is still in the car. Check above the glove compartment. I'll bet it is still there.

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What I find interesting is Packards choosing the tie on labels for accessory instructions for the operator instead of a nicely printed card or insert for the operators manual. Always been curious why they went that route.

I could see the air filter and brake fluid warnings or anything expressly for the service dept. The antenna and OD and I think I saw another tag for the heater somewhere that was intended for the driver always seemed a little tacky. Did other high end cars do it that way also?

I concede the tags were less low end than that ugly or plain looking decal they stuck on a nice dash for the later ign switches though.

I have the build tag

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Howard -

Since my laptop is down, I've only been lurking in, occasionally, with an old Win95 machine, but am compelled to chime in on this.

I suspect that tags (and decals) were used because - even back then - many people never bother to crack the owner's manual (even if it's right under their nose).

Seems like this practice hit its peak in the 1950s, but GM was still using such tags under the hood and on the instrument board - even sleeves and/or decals over the sunvisors - in the 1970s. When it comes to those GM vehicles, I can tell you that originals are highly-coveted and plenty that are no longer available have been nicely reproduced - some by intrepid hobbyists. While I recall seeing hang tags even on new vehicles in the 1980s, I doubt if many of those will be as valued in the hobby.

No matter the year or manufacturer, I think the use of such tags and decals was prompted not only by safety and maintenance issues, but technologies that were new and/or unique to the brand/model.

Meanwhile, it's wonderful that an example of a Packard survived with so much documentation intact.

cool car and documentation! thanks for sharing!

although i think you may need to lay out a few more moth balls LOL! ;0) just teasing!

and....windows 95....wth.....lol! does that even have internet...j/k i'm glad you have something to lurk with ;0)

Hank

Hank -

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When you stop and think about it, what I'm doing is no stranger than restoring a 50+ year old car and driving it on today's streets and highways.

Win95 is the "newest" OS that this old machine will handle, but it still gets me online with IE 5.01 - just can't get very far. As such, I applaud webmasters, like BigKev, who don't code a bunch of fluff into their pages, which only puts unecessary burden on the client side and wastes the viewers time.

Once I get the WinXP laptop back and am caught up with apps and data, I may try updating the browser on this old machine (within known limits) - just to see what effect it has on its range of access. However, I don't plan on investing much more in it.

Yet, if you think using Win95 is wild-n-crazy, wait until I install a DOS-based graphical browser on my old Tandy desktop, running MS-DOS 3.22, with a 28.8Kbps modem!!!

Now, back to the featured car.

I really appreciate seeing those rare factory documents. Now I know how to use my rotary radio antenna!

Brian, thanks for the insight. I agree the engine tags were a given so guess the others were not out of line for the time. I also remember the visor thing on a new Grand Prix I bought in 1970.

Owners manuals do get ignored--I plead guilty on that as well--but with contingencies. On the new company cars we got every 3 years, the last couple of printed ones were well over 250 pages covering every conceivable option, most of which were not applicable on a fleet car--and the last one before I retired was mostly on a blasted disc. Try referring to that one on the fly.

You don't dare lose or throw new ones away either. Last year I wanted to check the spare on my 99 Ranger for cracks. In 10 years, first time I had ever done it or had it off. Actually had to dig out the manual to figure out how to access and lower the spare tire. Found I needed a special plastic key thingy (inside the booklet binder so good thing it was in the truck) to remove the plug covering the opening--and then had to configure the jack handle a certain way to work the winch to lower the tire--after I had figured out where to find the jack hidden in a little cubby--and how to take that cover off. A bit much if you ask me so always keep your AAA dues paid.

Of course, setting a new car clock is whole other experience --good for 3 or 4 pages just to describe the button configurations to mash at the same time.

I guess with only 50 pages or so, Packard just didn't have room for all that BS -- thank goodness -- so tags it was, and simple easy to understand ones at that.

You have to wonder how much liability concerns (and actual lawsuits) have contributed to the package????????