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Some of you may enjoy some pictures from my visit yesterday to Kanter brothers historic old mill building and Packard parts facility. They have another, far larger parts facility nearby for non-Packard parts.

http://www.packardclub.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1542&p=6429#p6429

A kid in a candy store! Did you have a shopping cart when you went down the isles?

WOW!!

Tom

Yeah, takes my breath away and my eyes bulge! Even though I've been thru Kanters fairly often, it never fails to amaze. In addition to the parts they have quite a collection of Packard cars, memorabelia, hundreds (probably more) original factory and dealer production and service tools, and a huge collection of original parts blueprints from the 20s onwards. Typical of their generousity to the hobby, they intend to make the blue prints available to the hobby via donation to the Packard Proving Grounds once suitable storage conditions are available.

In an unrelated matter but before I forget, I talked to Dan about the 55/56 rear lower sway bar bushings which wear quickly, to say the least. I asked Dan if PST (which they own) had those items in polyurethane and he said yes. I'm going to get a set and suggested to him that he make the availability of them known in their catalog. They should certainly take care of the longevity problem and provide better handling.

PS - photos of some of the cars in Kanter's collection can be seen at:

http://www.packardclub.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=1543

Quotation from packardclub.org: "...The unusual tire is either a U.S. Royal Master or a "Vogue", forget which."

Dave, after putting this tire under the microscope, it started talking. The marking reads Cooper Air Master 7.60-15.

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Thanks for the correction. I'd hate to scuff a curb with that tire.

agree on the lower rear sway bar bushings. they go to crap pretty fast.