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I have two 1938 Packards. They are similar except one is a Six, the other is an Eight. I have bumper jack parts, but I don't know which style jack goes with the Six and which goes with the Eight. One set of parts is a scissors jack with a crank. The other set of parts looks like a small "farm jack", except that the handle doesn't quite fit into the slot where I think it should go.

I am asking which jack should go with which car, and why doesn't the handle fit. Thanks, Jim Mayfield.

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According to Reedy & Shaub's book on Packard jacks & tools, neither is correct for either of your cars. All 37-39 junior cars whether Six (110) or Eight (120) used the same jack and it was a screw/auger axle jack.

It was painted green with #316584 cast into it. Same jack was used for the 39-40 senior cars, and then issued as a late substitute in 1941 to replace the hub & rim jack originally issued for 1941.

Photo from Reedy & Shaub's copyrighted book with permission from the authors.

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Thanks!

My small "farm jack" has "AUSCOLIFT, ST. JOSEPH MICH" cast into it. There are other numbers, like "8" and "3601", but these probably are related to casting and assembling the jack.

The scissors jack looks like it was originally painted Packard green or military olive drab. It's hard to tell.

- Jim Mayfield

Glad to have been of help. Reedy & Shaub's book on Packard jacks and tools doesn't seem to have found much of an audience but it's a nice asset and I do appreciate them granting me permission to post the occasional picture from the book.