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2413 [ 2413 ] Henney-Packard Military Amb
| Model Information | |||||
| YEAR: | 1951 | SERIES: | 24th | ||
| MODEL BODY: | 2413 | MODEL CHASSIS: | 2413 | MODEL NAME: | Henney-Packard Military Amb |
| VIN NUMBER: | 2413-2165 | THEFT NUMBER: | *MISSING* | BRIGGS/OTHER NUM: | *MISSING* |
| General Information | |||||
| STATUS: | Current Owner | STATUS DATE: | |||
| ACQUIRED WHERE: | Oakland, CA | ACQUIRED DATE: | |||
ACQUIRED CONDITION: | Parts Car | OWNER: | PackardDon | ||
OWNED LOCATION: | Terrebonne, OR | OWNED CONDITION: | Parts Car | ||
| ORG DEALERSHIP: | DELIVERED DATE: | ||||
| Interior Information | Exterior Information | ||||
INTERIOR CODE: | PAINT CODE: | PAINT NAME: | |||
INTERIOR DESCRIPTION: | No partition, full-length folding bench seats in
rear
compartment, one down each side, with floor and
ceiling cot hangers. Heater mounted on rear floor
behind front seat and roof air vent. | EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION: | Originally a blue-gray color, now white. | ||
| Drivetrain Information | |||||
ENGINE: | 327 5-Main | ENGINE SERIAL: | J407044 | ||
| TRANSMISSION: | 327 5-Main | ||||
| Other Information | |||||
OPTIONAL EQUIPTMENT: | Former U.S. Air Force 3-door model. Heaters front and rear, fresh air inlet in roof, rear bumper step, backup lights. All '51-'54 Henney-Packards had overdrive transmission even if option was not ordered. It was not ordered on this one either but it's there. | ||||
VEHICLE HISTORY/ PROJECT STATUS: | This car ran well the one and only time I ever started it and is rollable but it has the incorrect rear axle as the original reason I purchased it was as a donor of the rear axle for another 1951 Henney combination coach. It is probably restorable but I do not intend on doing so as I have many other projects ahead of this one and I'm not getting any younger!Although Henney offered a smaller 3-door ambulance, the Henney Junior, on the 127" wheelbase with the little 288 cid engine, this one is on the long 156" Packard commercial chassis with the 327 cid engine, and was a special order for the U.S. Navy. As was typical of vehicles ordered by the military, this coach did not have all the chrome usually found on the Henney hearses and ambulances. In particular, the stone guards and rear fender trim are not there nor was it ever drilled for these pieces. The rear side door panels are there and they are probably even mounted using hinges but they are welded or bolted shut under the upholstery and do not have handles inside or out. Instead there are folding bench seats running the full length on each side of the rear compartment, which is un-partitioned from the driver's area. It appears that the windows in the rear door panels were added sometime after the coach was built but I am not sure about that since they may have been part of the special order by the military. I do know that they are different than those found on other Henneys and are not openable.It appears to have had five lights mounted on the roof sometime in its life. One may have been a large rotary "gumball" type, and the others were probably smaller warning lights and all were near the front third of the roof. These lights are not there now.I don't know much of the coach's history except that it was originally ordered by the military as mentioned, and was probably used primarily for transporting personnel on the two full length bench seats. It also saw service with Aerojet General in Southern California and, as far as I know, it has always been a California car. When I purchased it many years ago it was located in Berkeley, California. | ||||
| Vehicle Modifications | |||||
MODIFICATIONS: | Currently has an incorrect Dana rear axle that was reportedly from a Jeep but with the spring mounts relocated to accommodate those on the car with proper one awaiting installation. Windows on dummy side doors were apparently added later. | ||||
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