John N. Packard
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Howard,
I take it that you have never been to Mr. Cammack's facility in Alexandria. It is truly a remarkable collection of Tucker cars and memorabilia. But the most remarkable feature is Mr. Cammack's extensive knowledge of the entire Tucker enterprise. In my view, while he is still living, it would be close to criminal to remove these Tucker artifacts from his personal venue. The AACA Museum is fortunate to be selected to receive this awesome collection, even if it takes many years to come to fulfillment. And hopefully, someone will make the effort to record Mr. Cammack's comments so that some of his knowledge might be preserved as well.
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In 2005 sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Region in Northglen, CO and in 2006 sponsored by the Brandywine Region in Newark, DE as of list printed 3/21/03.
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Willie,
My guess would be mid to late 20s. They appear to be in pretty rough condition. I've seen ones in good shape go for $50 or more.
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Lo and behold, now my Frontpage 2000 works! Now I don't have any excuse not to update the site. Bruce, I'll change the date for the Harford Region Fall Meet on our calendar.
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Debby,
I agree with Sal. Use some from both and be sure to give credit. In your next issue if you need filler, use some more!
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Thanks Randy & Al. That little trick of continuing to rotate the converter did not appear in my shop manual.
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Albert,
I rebuilt a Gear-start Ultramatic to install in my '54 Patrician. I can't get the torque converter to fully seat in the transmission. Any thoughts as to what might be the problem?
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JT is correct. Packard went to 15 inch tires in 1941, at least in the Junior car lines. I don't know about the Senior cars.
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Dave,
His name is Roland Crawford and he is now deceased. I don't know what became of his inventory. I traded him a huge lot of parts from the defunct Baltimore Packard store for parts that I needed back in the sixties. Also, I bought my '47 Custom Clipper through him. I saw it when I delivered the parts to him; but procrastinated about buying it. Several months later I wrote him and told him that I would like to have the car. In the meantime he had sold it to Peverall Peake, a collector who lived in Vermont. But he said that Peake didn't keep cars very long. Sure enough a few months later the car came up for sale again and I bought it. I traveled up to Massachusetts and drove the car home to Maryland. Used it for several years for daily transportation. Currently I am restoring it. Thanks for the memory!
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Jim,
My guess is yes. If you had a '37 Super 8 the answer would be no, because Packard upgraded the Eight motor to the Super 8 line in '37.
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I have a 327 engine that I pulled out of a 1951 parts car many years ago. If you want it, you can have it. I'm in Maryland northeast of Baltimore. Condition is unknown. I will never use it, so come and get it!
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Ron,
A quick check of the Antique Automobile index shows a number of references to Tiny Gould. At random, the attached photo shows Paul Dunigan (left) recipient of the AACA Past Presidents Racing Cup for his 1932 Ford Racer and Milford H. Gould (right) recipient of the new Past Presidents Racing Cup in the Southeastern Division for his 1931 Duesenberg. This is from Antique Automobile May-June 1972.
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Ron,
On the Sentimental Tour two years ago I needed to prime my carburetor; so without thinking I grabbed a styrofoam cup and pumped some gas into it. The styrofoam disintegrated before you could say 'jack robinson'. Personally, I don't think the styrofoam float will work.
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Dennis,
Download the attached photo for the back view.
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Dennis,
Here is the information that you requested. Overall dimensions of the 526 battery cover are 13.5 inches wide by 7.75 inches deep. The hole dimensions are (center to center) 12 inches wide, 6.125 inches deep, and 13.375 inches diagonally. Download the attached picture for the top view of the cover.
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Dennis,
I have a 526 sedan. Am scheduled for a blood transfusion that will take all day tomorrow; but on Thursday I should be able to take a picture and provide some dimensions for you.
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Positive ground is correct for the '51 Packards.
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Bruce,
How about doing a seminar on the topic at next year's Annual Meeting?
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Debby,
There should be a contact at the magazine publishers to obtain permission to use the articles. What I do is write a review of the article and abstract only a few points verbatim. That way there is no copyright infringement.
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Another helpful site is the allpar.com website.
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Matthew,
I had a '69 Dodge Coronet wagon with a 318 engine and 904 transmission; so I would think that you could.
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JT,
Thanks for the reference. I ordered the tools from Goodson this past Monday and they arrived by UPS on Wednesday afternoon. That is super service!
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Contact Librarian Kim Miller at the AACA Library & Research Center. She should have the information that you need.
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Great job Wayne! You were everywhere with your camera. I added a couple of comments. Expect to use several of the photos in the April Bulletin.
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AACA Museum Tucker Collection
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Jack,
The three Tuckers that Mr. Cammack has are #1001, #1022, and #1026. I'll have to dig out my photo file to see if one was chartruese. I remember that one was maroon, another bronze; but don't recall the color of the third. I probably have a picture of it somewhere.
I believe the funding of the Cammack wing was provided by the Cammack family. The museum currently rotates exhibits in that area. If you can arrange a trip to Alexandria I would encourage anyone with a genuine interest in Tuckers to experience David Cammack's tour first hand. You won't be disappointed.
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