billh Posted September 5, 2007 Share #1 Posted September 5, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Does anyone know how difficult these are to maintain (and are parts available for them)? It is interesting to compare the interior with one from this era, 1940 Packard 2008 Audi R8 More are here (all are with M8 except my Model T - one is with the M7 and the one with friends driving it is with a Canon 300mm lens) http://homepage.mac.com/billh96007/PhotoAlbum245.html Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 5, 2007 Posted September 5, 2007 Hi billh, Take a look here 1940 Packard. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
fotografr Posted September 5, 2007 Share #2 Posted September 5, 2007 Bill, these are really beautiful. I have no idea how hard it would be to obtain parts for the Packard, but I do know someone who would be a very good resource. My parents had a '39 Packard convertible right after they were married--probably the best car they ever owned. My dad drives Audis now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted September 5, 2007 Share #3 Posted September 5, 2007 Bill, lovely car. why not try the owners club. there must be a packard owners club. they're usually mines of infomation. Charlie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billh Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted September 5, 2007 Brent, I bet your dad has fond memories of this car. I remember a neighbor had some old car with a rumble seat in it, but I can’t remember what kind it was. Hi Charlie, There is a local branch of the Packard club, and I am going to contact them. I would have to sell a car to make storage room for another one, but it is tempting. Someone sent me this via email - I never know if these things are real or not, but - well, take a look: A New York man retired. He wanted to use his retirement money wisely, so it would last, and decided to buy a home and a few acres in Portugal. The modest farmhouse had been vacant for 15 years; the owner and wife both had died, and there were no heirs. The house was sold to pay taxes. There had been several lookers, but the large barn had steel doors, and they had been welded shut. Nobody wanted to go to the extra expense to see what was in the barn, and it wasn't complimentary to the property anyway .. so, nobody made an offer on the place. The NY guy bought it at just over half of the property's worth; moved in, and set about to tear in to the barn ... curiosity was killing him. So, he and his wife bought a generator and a couple of grinders ... and cut thru the welds. What was in the barn? Go to http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm (or click "Index" to see thumbnails) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted September 5, 2007 Share #5 Posted September 5, 2007 Bill, barn finds are usually real! they just got really lucky Charlie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samwells Posted September 6, 2007 Share #6 Posted September 6, 2007 Bill - A truly beautiful Packard...so elegantly patrician. I like the fact, too, that - judging from the interior, it hasn't been over-restored; unlike those Pebble Beach cars, which just get too glitzy for my taste. Thanks for sharing. cheers: Sam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 6, 2007 Share #7 Posted September 6, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Bill - I'm in complete agreement with Sam. Until now I had no idea you were a Yank. Two of my father's cars ("New cars -- well, new to me") were Packards. I'll bet Allan Brewer can direct you towardes Packard parts and service. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted September 10, 2007 Share #8 Posted September 10, 2007 Bill--Here are a couple of shots of a '38 owned by a friend of mine. Doesn't look like much changed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephan_w Posted September 11, 2007 Share #9 Posted September 11, 2007 There is a very active Packard Club in America and we have several small clubs in Europe too. There are some specialised supplyers of spare parts in America so that nearly every problem can be resolved. Packards of this era are very reliable (hey, Packard was the Mercedes of Amerika in those times). And in the case you are seriously interested, I have to sell my 1939 120 convertibel It is a smaller model than the two shown on photos in this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flatfour Posted September 11, 2007 Share #10 Posted September 11, 2007 1940s Packards were extremly well made and the straight eight was a wonderful engine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted September 11, 2007 Share #11 Posted September 11, 2007 And in the case you are seriously interested, I have to sell my 1939 120 convertibel It is a smaller model than the two shown on photos in this thread. Post a photo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flatfour Posted September 11, 2007 Share #12 Posted September 11, 2007 Brent - I should be interested if you were in the UK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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