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Brents 1955 Packard Clipper Custom Touring Sedan
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Hello,Thought I would start a little project blog here for everyone to see!! I am in the very early stages of restoring this 'ole Clipper into hopefully a decent driver!!! I have been looking for the right type of 50,s car to restore and make into a driver that maybe I could go to a few cars shows,swap meets,ETC,and just have a decent weekend driver!!I have always liked and appreciated the less popular type cars that are somewhat unsual and rare,so I think i've found the right one for me!!! I am a diesel mechanic and have worked on or around cars my whole life,In saying that I have never really done any major restoration,Body,or paint work,although I have always wanted to learn,so this should be a great learning experience for me!! I may decide to farm some of the paint and body work out,just depending on how much time and money I have available at the time!! I think this 'ole Clipper is a really good project start!It is very original,complete,and straight,and has little rust!!It supposedly Is a 1 owner with the exception of the guy I acquired it from who had it only a few months.The car supposedly was bought new by a mechanic in the Air Force,and still belonged to his family up until sometime last year!I think it spent a lot of it's life near Tampa,FL where he was stationed at(still has the base stickers on the bumper),and ended up near Atlanta,Ga where his family sold it to the guy I got it from.In summing up all the history I know on It,It now resides in upstate South Carolina where I live!!Just as a quick description as to where I am at in this process,I have had car a little over a month,and quickly determined engine is froze solid..SEIZED!!!! After soaking with everything Imaginable for weeks,I pulled oil pan,Inspected and tried to break free,still with no success,So by then I had come to the conclusion that this thing would require at the least a full rebuild,and no telling how much machine work and $$!!!So thanks to this site I happened upon a good 352 that had been fully rebuilt in 1981 and never used,It had been stored in a garage!! I drove to Ohio(1200 miles round trip) and bought this for a very reasonable price from Pac-Man-Don,who is a member on this site,he had every receipt of work done back in 1981,him and his Grandpa built it!!Don also threw in bunch of other hard to find goodies,that really made trip worthwhile!!So as of last weekend I spent 3 12 hour days cleaning,painting,sanding,degreasing,rust removal,on engine,engine bay and ETC!!! I also blew engine out good with compressed air,and pulled oil pan and inspected and cleaned again and ETC! I got most everything painted up with factory colors,using the Packard Turquoise from Bill Hirsch,and am currently finishing up reconditioning accessories such as Carburetor,Distributor,Fuel pump and ETC!! I hope to have engine installed by this coming weekend!!I will post some before and after pics,please feel free to let me know what you think,any advice or comments will be appreciated!!!! Thanks!!!!!

Posted on: 2009/1/22 12:42
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Re: Brents 1955 Packard Clipper Custom Touring Sedan
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Sorry,I don't have the correct format for the pics,as soon as I get this corrected I will get pics posted here!!! Thanks!!!

Posted on: 2009/1/22 13:25
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Re: Brents 1955 Packard Clipper Custom Touring Sedan
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Daniel Leininger
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Brent,

If photo files are too large they won't load up to PInfo website.

I seem to remember 600 x 800 files or in that range (under 500KB size files) work well.

Look forward to your pics.

DanL

Posted on: 2009/1/22 13:48
[i][size=small][color=000066]Dan'L in SD
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Re: Brents 1955 Packard Clipper Custom Touring Sedan
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Brent,

Looking forward to seeing your Clipper's progress here. It'll be good to see the pic's once you've sorted out the sizing/formatting issues as I believe these contribute greatly to any Blog. And please add your Clipper to the Owner Registry(I know I asked earlier if you could do this)!

Posted on: 2009/1/22 13:49
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Bowral, Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia
"Out of chaos comes order" - Nietzsche.

1938 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD

1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD

1948 Super Eight Limo, chassis RHD - SOLD

1950 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD

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Put your Packard in the Packard Vehicle Registry!
Here's how!
Any questions - PM or email me at ozstatman@gmail.com
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Re: Brents 1955 Packard Clipper Custom Touring Sedan
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These are pictures of the car, Its interior, and old motor in it's current condition,and also before pics of new motor and engine bay!!!

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Posted on: 2009/1/23 10:04
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Re: Brents 1955 Packard Clipper Custom Touring Sedan
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Picture of new motor in Ohio,Pac-Man-Don at his house and shop and his awesome Packards!!!(Hope you don't mind Don)LOL!!!

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Posted on: 2009/1/23 10:27
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Re: Brents 1955 Packard Clipper Custom Touring Sedan
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Me,my wife and daughter admiring my project(LOL),and pics of new engine and engine bay after painting,also one pic of Daddy's 1965 Mustang Fastback 2+2(we are starting on it next)!!!!!!...............More pics to come as project progresses!!!!!

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Posted on: 2009/1/23 10:58
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Re: Brents 1955 Packard Clipper Custom Touring Sedan
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Paul Bellefeuille
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Excellent work man! Ahhhh youth..3 12 hour days. I ache just thinking about it... Now I'm Jonesin' to get wrenching on my Clipper!

Posted on: 2009/1/23 12:31
Paul
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"Your fate is just your destiny when you do not try." Cosy Sheridan
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Re: Brents 1955 Packard Clipper Custom Touring Sedan
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Thanks a lot,YEAH the 3 12'S wore me out youth or not,It wasn't just the hours,but the hard work in them!!! Good luck on your project!!!

Posted on: 2009/1/23 13:06
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Re: Brents 1955 Packard Clipper Custom Touring Sedan
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Don't let Al (acolds) see those Packardbakers, he'll be beating a path to your door!! Nice looking cars!

Posted on: 2009/1/23 14:17
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