(Model Body Number, not Chassis)

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1930

7th

416

740

Custom Eight Club Sedan

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Current Owner

Richfield, Utah

Average

Sherlock

Montana, USA

Average

385 8CYL

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4 Speed

bAPRIL 217/b: I bought this car in March 217 from the third owner, WK. Around 1962 he acquired it from a man who owned the car only a short time after purchasing it from one Captain J. X. Gardner of Springville, Utah. Gardner, the original owner, had been a captain in the Army Corps of Engineers in his younger days and was Area District Engineer for the Works Project Administration during his ownershi
of the Packard. WK discovered the car stored in a barn behind the Gideon S. Wood Mercantile in Springville, Utah. Used for storage for the Mercantile, the barn also contained a number of antique lamps, slabs of marble, a 1926 Meteor, a 1927 Essex, and an 188 Studebaker steel-tired wagon that had never been un-crated. By the time WK acquired the car, a number of parts
including bumpers, tail lamp, fender lamps and four of six wire wheels
were missing. I believe the second owner, probably the owner of the Mercantile, bought the car merely to obtain parts, doubtless for an open 74. Unfortunate though that was, WK's timely purchase narrowly rescued the Packard from the fate of all else within the barn, incineration by a spectacular fire that burned the structure to the ground. After a new paint job and fitting some incorrect replacement parts, for 25 years WK and his growing family participated in many parades and tours. In the late '8s, the car was dismantled in preparation for restoration. The crankshaft was turned, new babbitt bearings installed and cylinders rebored to .2 over. After the engine was put back in the chassis, a decade-long work stint overseas intervened while the disassembled car sat in storage. When I got the car, WK had reassembled it as is, but the rebuilt engine was stuck after 3 years sitting idle. bUPDATE 11/217: /bRemoved head and oil pan, discovered pistons were stuck but with no
damage to cylinder walls, got the engine to turn over, lapped valvesb. /bEngine now starts and runs.b UPDATE 11/218/b: Have succeeded in acquiring almost all missing parts including hard-to-find Big-8 fender lamps &am
wide bumper blades. Still need the bumper guards and "springs." Have restored and refitted the DL-51 carburetor, Owen Dyneto generator, distributor and starter. Car now runs and drives, although the brakes are poor. bUPDATE 11/219:/b Discovered the brakes had been relined with molded material. Replaced that with the correct woven material using 128 rivets. Car now runs drives and stops well. Full restoration will proceed when a new garage and shop, are completed, hopefully this spring.