knuckle frank

runs, needs resto, straight body, virtually rust free, solid, floors, pans, trunk, and rockers, all glass, flat 6 runs, vehicle in phoenix, az $8500 OBO frank 623-937-4779 knucklfrank@aol.com

this auto will be either going on Ebay in the next sweek or so or getting chopped, channeled and shaved. for you purist act now.

I have a nice project that if the right buyer is out there, this is a "40 6 cyl. flathead, I had it running 2 months ago, it needs an interior and basic restoration of the suspention as the rummer components have deteriated from the arizona heat, one small spot of rust at the trunk lip, solid floors, except for a few dings a very straight body, straight chrome, all glass, radio, clock, I'd like to get $8500 out of it, e- me for more pics. frank 623-937-4779

thanks for the tip but 120's are a 5x5 bolt pattern and only in 16", I have a set of 16's in a 5x4-1/2" pattern which fits the 6 cyl. 1800 series now I want a set of 15's in the 4-1/2", I think the early ford will fit, Vintiques ahs a set for $70ea

trunk on the sedan has a small "fleur-de-lis" type emblem halfway between the handle and the upper lip of the hump trunk but this is at the front of the brochure and doesnt say wether its a 110 or 120 view, the only rear view I have is of the 110 and 120 coupes and either they used the same pic for both or neither coupe has a emblem, but the pic of the 120 has whitewalls and the 110 business coupe doesn't, the parts manual states this emblem was for the 1802 series and up as was the packard crest, the super eights, so some had them but not the 6 cyl. series, attached is a stock 1940 120 coupe, notice no emblem

rick is right, I have a '40 110 business coupe and the only thing on the back that says "packard" is the bumber. I have a 1940 sales brochure that shows this also if you need a photo copy to convince you

my 1935-41 parts book only lists the part numbers to the model (1800,1801 ...) and no particulars as to bolt pattern and dia.

yea, I figure it out one way or another, i get responces like "its more than just the bolt pattern, offsets will effect your brakes, funny when we were kids deep dish mags never effectec the brakes that i could remember, i know i will have to watch out for the clearance between the tire edge and the fender cutout, its pretty close but i have 3-4" to the inside with the stock wheels, vintiques has steely 4-1/2" stock style wheels for $70 each, thats probally where I'm headed.

hey I took everybodys word and bought a set of 51 carribean wheels (15") which were 5", and after receiving them and not being able to install, I measured them, they were 5", confused I measured mine and they were 4-1/2", the coupe i have even had a 5" bare wheel in the trunk, which i then tried to install and it wouldn't align up either, the original owner probally got it for a spare and never even tried it, thats when I measured mine and found the dif.

1940 only offered the 16", i conversed with another '40 owner, he has a 1801 and his pattern is 5", mine is 4-1/2", I expect that to be the dif., I noticed that ford and dodge also has had a 4-1/2" pattern in their smaller 5 bolt pattern cars

so your wheels are a dif. part number than mine, maybe thats the diff btwn the 4-1/2 and the 5", yea i get 4-1/4 btwn centers so plus the 1/4" i get 4-1/2"

I have a '40 coupe 110 (1800) bolt pattern outside 1 to the center of 3 is 4-1/2", a 54 carribean wheel is 5", aka 5x5, the catalog refers 2 diff. wheel pn#s for the 1800 and the 1801 and 2 diff. brake drums also, is there 2 diff. bolt paterns in 1940????

according to vintiques wheels, bolt pattern is measured from the outside of 1 to the center of 3 for 5 bolt pattern which mine is 4-1/2", so if you went center to center and given the dia, you would be 5", do you have the 35-41 parts list, it list for the 1800 #351723 and for all others 1801,1a,2... pn#338700, so the coupe had a dif. part no. for the wheel, and the brake drums for the 1800 and 1900 were dif # then the 1801,1a,2..., is yours a 6 or 8 cyl., is that the only dif btwn the 1800 and the 1801?

the wheels were off a mid 50's carrabean, my wheels off the '40 are definitly not 5", i never knew how to measure till the ebay wheels didnt fit and i looked it up and mine came out to be 4-1/2", is your '40 a coupe or sedan?

JT, well I ound out today that not all packards are 5x5 bolt pattern, my '40 110 packard is 4-1/2" bolt pattern, the wheels I just got, they are 5x5 but will not fit the '40 110, my pattern on my 110 is smallewr than the wheels i got, and yes I measured the wheels I jusr received, to bad I didn't know how to measure them before, now does anybody need these wheels or can trade for the Jr. bolt pattern, see attached file for pic of the wheels

see attachment on original post above for a pic of the heater

JT, nothing drastic, i'm just looking for a lower stance, kinda like a rod but not butchering up the frame and motor, like a retro rod tire, skinny but lower profile, i figure with 15" wheels and a lower profile tire i can drop the coupe 3-4" without cutting a thing, i've come across a 4 set of carabean 5x5 wheels with factory large dia hub caps for less than a buck and a half, i'll try them and if its a no-go than i can always unload them here without loosing a wad

I have a '40 coupe, can later hubs be applied to use later wheels, has any body ever modified the front to except discs or aftermarket hubs to use dif manuf. wheels. just kicking around ideas to put on a set of 15" wheels, i have the 16's but want to drop the stance any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

heater is the under dash style with defrost, i picked it up with understanding it would fit my '40 business coupe, but the bolt pattern was diff, i then came across one that was the same bolt pattern, the one for sale is the three door type, with 3 wire motor. as for the wheels, since the coupe has no side mounts that would have no bearing, I want the 15" wheels to drop the stance a bit, if the later years fit the same bolt patern, what i like to do is install wheels that can take tubless tires if they are out there

what is the bolt pattern for the '40 packard, is there a modern auto that sports the same pattern

i have a nice complete '40 sedan heater needs resto, wires are bare, motor turns manually but wiring might need help. also who sells 15" rims for the '40 packard bolt patern

GOOD SITE AND SELECTION, HOW DID YOUR HARNESS FIT AND DID IT LOOK OEM, NOT THAT THE LATER MATERS MUCH BUT LOOKS WOULD BE A PLUS

ran my gen down to the shop, it checks ok, now i just have to check out the reg. and posibly the wiring as the previous owner made his own harness and all the wires are either red or black 8 ga., hard to follow them back. who sells a quality replacement harness if I have to go that route.

ITS A NEW BATTERY, I CHECKED VOLTAGE AT THE BATTERY BEFORE STARTING AND THEN RUNNING, IT DROPPED 1/2 VOLT DID NOT RAISE, I'LL TRY THE REMOVE THE NEG CABLE, I'VE DONE THAT BEFORE ON OTHER VEH.S. SO IF IT DIES THAT STILL DONT TELL ME WETHER ITS THE GEN OR REG, I'L YANK THE GEN IF IT DIES AND HAVE IT CHECKED FIRST, IF IT OK THAN BY PROCESS OF ELIMINATION IT THE REG. WHITHOUT GOING ORIGINAL PRODUCTION, WOULD ANY 6 VOLT REG WORK,IS THERE A AUTOZONE GENERIC 6V POS. GROUND REG., I KNOW I USED TO USE VW'S ON MY EARLY 6V HARLEYS BUT THEY WERE NEG GROUND.

ok, so i'm new to this pos ground, i'm not getting a charge at the bat, i charge up with a charger to 6.33v, starts fine, but no jump in voltage at the bat., i get bat voltage @ terminal F, nothing anywhere else off the reg, motor off i do the quick check by grounding F, no dif, i get a spark periodiaclly when flashing a to ground while f is grounded, but no spark when flashing a to b???, (manual pg 65) where am i to see gen voltage while running, i dont have a ammeter to do the manual test, what terminal is power out of the reg where i should see the 7+Volts with my multimeter. if its the reg should a regular 6v reg work or is there a specific reg for that application. frank