West Peterson

The pegasus is from Stanard Oil Company of New York, otherwise known as Socony, or Mobiloil, or just Mobil... now, Exxon-Mobil.

Under the hood.

Jarred, Sorry for taking so long in getting photos taken, but here are photos of the evaporator that sits in the trunk. I believe this is the same unit that was used in 1941 Cadillacs as well.

I'm getting ready to go on my first Glidden Tour, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. If anyone here is going, I sure would like to place a face with a name. I'll be driving a black 1940 Packard.

Harlen Elliott is a Jewett expert and keeper of any information that is currently known. 785-256-7029 (Central Time Zone) Here's a link to a story I did for Antique Automobile on Jewett history, which lead into Graham Paige. http://www.hagerty.com/NewsManager/templates/template_values.aspx?articleid=1040&zoneid=61 And here is a link to a William C. Roberts website that gives a great history of the companies. http://www.wcroberts.org/index.html

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dave@Moon</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes, this is a real factory hose. It is one of the hardest to find, and apparently cannot be remanufactured (though many suppliers have tried). Those pigments are imbedded in the rubber. It is not an applied color. Similar NOS radiator hoses (this car uses three of this type--one upper/two lower) routinely sell for hundred$. Anybody guess the car? (Hint--It's a one-year only model.) </div></div> Nash Healey???

Sorry, Tom, Didn't make it. I was buried in my office all weekend long. West

I think the biggest "teething" problem was that there was no clutch on the compressor. It was always "on." Yes, you had a fan switch that you could turn on and off, but if you were going down the road, as bkazmer says, it would blow anyway. When the compressor belt was on, cold air was coming out. This was the reason for the dual heaters mentioned. In the spring and fall, it got downright cold inside the car. In fact, in the middle of summer, I've been told it will freeze you out. (I don't know yet, cuz I'm still trying to get the car to run reliably. I'll work on the air, next)

Jarred I'm on LONG days at work this week, and I'll be out of town during the weekend. I hope next week sometime will not be too late for you. I can make some photocopies of the description of the system for you as well. Also, feel free to drop down to Dayton for your own personal peak at the car. If you're ever in the Warren area, the Packard museum there used to have a complete system on display. I'd call, first, though, if you plan on making a special trip. The display was owned by a private individual, and it may not be there anymore. If it is still on display, perhaps a call and a plea to them to take a photo and email to you would be in order.

Gotta luv that Cunningham set-up!!!

I'll try to get you a photo quickly. Yes, Packard was first. It was introduced in the fall of 1939 on the 1940 models and continued through the 1942 models. Air was dropped until around 1954. Cadillac followed suit in 1941 with the exact same system. I don't think they offered it in 1942. My car is a 1940. My engine compartment (before a correct detailing) is the last picture shown above.

Can anyone give me information as to what D.F.P is? This appears to be a French poster.

I know a guy from Georgia who drove his 1930 Packard 10,000 miles through 48 states in 33 days. This was back in 1995. He claims that he knows how to use a screw driver, but a pliers is probably above his capabilities. For most of the trip there was no one with a tow vehicle following him, and there was no one with any more mechanical capabilities riding with him. Plus, at that time he had no cell phone. I took this picture in Silverton (narrow guage train in background) as I rode with him on the Colorado Grand, a 1,000-mile tour around and through the mountains in 2003. Two weeks previous to this, he drove on different 1,000-mile tour through Colorado.

Send me a Personal Message and I'll give you a name of a Maxwell historian in Minneapolis.

I'm only piping in here so that when you contact a scout troop, you'll have a little knowledge. There are no merit badges for "community service." A scout can earn community service "time," which goes toward rank advancement, but this endeavor wouldn't even quality as community service. This sounds like personal busiiness.

Which Boy Scout merit badge do you earn for loading Packard parts?

You better duck, Wayne!

Tubbing, as far as I know, is when you put on those super-wide racing slicks in the back, and have to completely re-do the trunk to make them fit within the body. That will certainly affect highway performance and I wouldn't do it... but it's purely a personal decision. It's your car. However, I would install the very popular scissors doors on it. Those attract chicks (the real smart ones) faster than tiger mosquitos to fresh flesh at 3pm in the afternoon!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TG57Roadmaster</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Guess I'll have to put the Roadmistress up on blocks till I find a Mustang II front end and "modern" running gear for her. Shall I go Chevy small-block or an LT-1? Decisions, decisions! TG </div></div> I think they're both small blocks, but I'd go with the crate 383 Chevy small block stroker, 510HP, 490 ft.-lb. torque, mechanical roller/forged rotating assembly, and Dart Pro-One aluminum heads. This gives you good mid to high end power. Don't forget to top it all of by chroming EVERYTHING under the hood. Everyone loves that.

I'm with you, Joe. I like your point about the "option" is rare, not the car.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mrsq</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The Nash's body was kept stock looking. It just is not practicle to drive an older car with the stock running gear for any distance.</div></div> Did anyone pick up on this? What's up with that??!!!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: novaman</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> My feeling is that the manufacturers of DeSoto, Plymouth, Oldsmobile, Edsel, Continental are still alive. The parent of DeSoto and Plymouth is Chrysler; and the parent of Edsel and Continental is Ford; and the parent of Oldsmobile is General Motors. I do not consider "Divisions" as being parents. I consider Divisions as being siblings. Chevrolet and Oldsmobile are siblings. General Motors killed one of its siblings. Edsel, Continental, Mercury, Lincoln and Ford (brands) are siblings, Ford (corp.) killed two of its siblings. </div></div> West, I tend to disagree with you on this. Here's why. I would think you would agree with me that Maxwell, Kaiser, Fraiser, Willys-Knight, Stearns, Stearns-Knight, Willys -Overland, Overland, AMC, Hudson, Nash are all orphan cars. Under your definiation, they would not be as they all fall under Dimlar-Chrylser. </div></div> You're grasping at straws, Novaman. If you go back to the first response in this Post, Peter says "original manufacturer," and that's where I'm basing my argument. However, I feel Steve has made a good point, and I don't say that cuz he's holding something over my head.

How 'bout them Braves, eh? I guess the dynasty's over! And did you read about that Santana guy from Minnesota. Quite a pitcher, he is. Must be getting close to free agency arbitration... And those Tigers. Could they try any harder not to win the pennant again this year. Do you remember last year's last game of the season fiasco? Of course, they made up for it in the play-offs, but still...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Steve Moskowitz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">and no longer recognizes the "sibling" as family than they are an ORPHAN!</div></div> I bet if you tried to market anything with Oldsmobile's logo or likeness, you just might find that they'd recognize the sibling... Same for Plymouth, Edsel, DeSoto, et al.

Actually, in one of my earlier reponses WAAAY up there, I did say that an argument could be made in the case of Oldsmobile.