Dr Morbius

Beautiful car ED - I've always loved that body style and T & M were very high quality body builders, much like Rollston were in the States. Good Luck and happy motoring !!!!!! .................................Steve

I changed from points to electronic ignition because I like the quicker start-up [ much quicker than points ] and with a hotter spark there's more efficient combustion which gives a little more power and the best trade off .........MORE MILES TO A GALLON OF GAS !!!!!! Now who'd be against that? ................Steve

A 6 volt system will work great if you have all your grounds clean and if you have a electronic ignition system installed it will run like a new car of today - all you have to do is give the gas pedal a few pumps! It's true!!! ..............................Steve

Well Hello Dolly, You could use Paul's chrome in Penn. They do a good job. ...........................Steve

The toolman Rules!!!! ..................Steve

You can find Paul's chroming in any issue of Hemmings News. { I should be rich from all the plugs I give!!!!!} ......................Steve

I love the Toro's - beautiful cars indeed. I used Paul's chrome plating in pennsylvania and couldn't be happier. He tends to be a little pricey but I can tell you his chrome won't peel off with tape on it. .......................Steve

Hey , thanks for the Snopes.com info - 99% of the time I can figure if something is crapola but once in a while I come across something that makes me wonder but turns out to be .......... well ........crap. ..................Steve

Yes Henry Ford recanted his anti-Semitism. But only under duress .. I don't believe he really meant it. And about those issues printed in the good ole days being relevant today - just look at CNN or MSNBC tomarrow and see what ole Iran and Syria and even France are up to. By the way - I'm not Jewish ..... I just wish everyone could get along, but that won't happen until - well I know the answer , and I'm sure others know too but I'm trying to keep religion out of the AACA discussions and back to OUR CARS!!! .......................Steve

Before you hand the check over, let me know how high it comes back up after dropping it from a height of about 4 feet. ................................Steve

Actually they are both great and I love the color scheme on the Buick !! ..............................Steve

Uuuhh ......... nice garage - are you in any way related to Jay Leno? <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> ........................................Steve

Yea I had both my distributors rebuilt to take out any play BUT you need to use pertronix's ignition coil with their system - it's more efficent than a regular one .......... they should have mentioned it when you ordered from them !! ..............Steve

Just riding in that - to me - would be a thrill of a lifetime !!!! West ...do you know if that has a cutout [exhaust system] - excuse me , I gotta go get a roll of paper towels to wipe up the drool on my keyboard. NOW THAT'S A PACKARD!!!!! ..............................Steve

Or is it Plum Crazy Purple ? Would you believe Purple Crazy Plum ? Sorry about that Chief ! .............................Steve

Maybe he meant in Europe somewhere ? Possibility anyways. .....................Steve

I have both my '54 Packards with 6 volt positive ground Pertronix systems and they both start up as soon as you turn the key. Do you have your original 6 volt system or did you upgrade [ some say downgrade! ] to 12 volts. Either way there should be no reason for it not to work on practically any car, unless you have a glich such as bad ground , bad ignition coil , wiring incorrect , in other words something minor. Another thing I found out - make sure your generator puts out at least 5.5 volts cause the pertronix fails to fire below that. Thats the only negative I can see - you must have a healthy generator. Hope this helps cause when you finally get it running you'll see that your straight 8 revs quicker which makes your Packard perform better - It's happened to both of mine! ...........................Steve

I'll keep my eyes peeled! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> ..................................Steve

Yea and how many Duesey's have you seen in Plum Purple Crazy? ...............................Steve

I just saw another 2 movies with Packards in them. The first - "It came from Outer Space" 1953 [ a good movie! ] had a '49 Packard sedan in a scene outside the Sheriff's office. #2 - "The Haunting" 1963 [ also good ] had a "51 or '52 Packard Taxi that dropped the Professor's wife off at the old house. That's all for now! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> .........................Steve

You got it !!! .............Steve

Looks to be a "Geely" the new import from China - circa 1992 .....am I right? ..............Steve

Oh , and that Duesenberg model X ..... yea , I could see myself driving that !!!! ..........Steve

The double lines on the door suggest to me a 1930 Packard speedster. Anyone else? ................. Steve

Gotta love all that room in the back seat !!! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> ...........................................Steve