Re: 1948 Custom 8 Victoria Convertible
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Sorry for the late reply, I have no idea if this is the same car as in the movie.
Posted on: 2009/11/11 17:34
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Re: 1948 Custom 8 Victoria Convertible
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Your car is properly a 1948 model year, and the 919th of that body style produced.
Posted on: 2009/11/11 17:47
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Re: 1948 Custom 8 Victoria Convertible
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At about what point in the series did these cars become late cars vs early cars? Does this mean that someone might have put an early series front bumper on this car? How do you tell the difference between the early and late front bumper?
Posted on: 2009/11/11 18:24
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Re: 1948 Custom 8 Victoria Convertible
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This car formerly resided in San Francisco, CA and I am told by a previous owner that it was originally a maroon car and the people who owned it in California painted it the Packard Ivory color. Thinking through all of this, it could very well be the exact same car as what was used in the movie. The paint is single stage enamel, which is one of the paints used at that time.
Posted on: 2009/11/11 18:28
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[i]At about what point in the series did these cars become late cars vs early cars? Does this mean that someone might have put an early series front bumper on this car?[/i]
Early or late is a nebulous definition; its easier to think in terms of a 22nd series 1948 like yours, a 22nd series 1949 which would have a VN of 2392-9-XXXX, or a leftover 48 renumbered by the factory to a 49 22nd series. The front bumper was a running change as was the change from painted to chrome headlight doors. The change from R-9 to R-11 OD occured late in the 22nd series, otherwise there are essentialy no differences in the 49 22nd series and their 48 twins.
Posted on: 2009/11/11 19:53
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