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Cancel that, I found out!

"AA" = Antique Automobile Magazine Does anyone have that issue handy? I am seeking the name of the owner who had the car restored at that time.

I would love to know this as well, I have a '37 12 that is freshly painted, needs striping. What is the absolute correct, factory placement of striping? as far as I know the "arrow" going forward on the hood and the wheels receive striping. Someone mentioned the color "straw" would be somewhat like "Flake white"?

Here ya go!

You need someone with a National Service Data book, those 4-inch thick books with a page for every make,model and year.

The body tags on a post-war Packard are spot welded on, occasionally an over-zealous body man will pry them off and lose them (which is inexcusible, that conversation needs to be had before the car is delivered to said bodyman) and in most cases they are there. Yes, engines can come and go. Gee, I wonder what they think of Mopar products? their VIN plates were all just screwed in place.

I don't mean to be argumentative, but the Anti-theft number is the LAST number that should be used to title any Packard. Packards are problematic, as there are numbers all over the place, there is the Engine number, the Anti-Theft number, the Briggs Body number (1941-7 Clippers and everything made after WWII) and lastly, the Vehicle number tag on the driver's side door pillar (yes, they all left the factory with this tag), and that SHOULD be the number used. It may not have been, as others have previously mentioned, different states had different requirements, some required the engine number to be used. The number for that car should be 2606-XXXXX The "26" indicates that it is a 26th series car (more or less = 1953) the "06" denotes that it is a Patrician, and the numerals after the dash indicate the sequential number of that that particular car. Having worked in three large collections, the numbers get all monkeyed up in the many sales a car has been through, in many states, and Packards somehow are the worst. I would use the Vehicle tag number first, or the engine number, NEVER the Anti-Theft number.

I will tonight, I have those on a big capacity memory stick.

I'm not saying that what I have posted here is correct, but--were it to be routed along the spark plug wire tube I don't know that there would be enough length in the shielded cable, at least on the car we have here. Someone may have cut some length off at some point, making this routing necessary.

One last shot.

Sorry--here is that side of the engine. Those clips don't look hard to make, unless these are not the right ones.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/28837100@N07/22130026993/in/dateposted-public/

Wow, they announced that they were shutting down service for a while to upgrade, then they reopened on schedule.

I know CCCA members will join me in lamenting the passing of Linda Kughn, wife of prominent CCCA member and collector Richard "Dick" Kughn, last Saturday. Linda was vitally interested in the cars, and an active participant in shows and tours along with Dick. They have very generously supported the CCCA museum building project at the Gilmore Museum and She was a fixture in Detroit's social community, her work on many area philanthropic boards has raised much money for those in need, especially COTS, the Coalition On Temporary Shelter, a major homeless advocate/help group here in Detroit. She took the reigns when Hudson's Department store in the Detroit area (for whom the auto brand was named) discontinued their sole sponsorship of Detroit's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Linda took charge, galvanized the area business owners and managers and created the Parade Company, a 501 © (3) that kept the parade going, to this day. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Linda always wore Blue and Maize proudly, and was at every home game in "the Big House". Personally, she was effervescent in her personality, and carried herself with a classy, professional manner. I had the good fortune to work for Dick and Linda in all phases of their car and train collections for a period of 12-1/2 years. Information on services: Thursday, October 29 10:00 AM First Presbyterian Church 1669 West Maple Birmingham, MI 48009 The family has not yet indicated preferences concerning memorial contributions.

We line up for our field at 6:00 AM in the designated line-up area, as indicated by the signs. It used to be a grand mystery as to when "Official Bob Smith" would open each field, and yet some vendors were on the field already, adding to the mystery. We usually get on the field by 8:00 AM these days, which is most appreciated. We pack up and leave on Saturday, and have a good laugh when people come by the spot and say "Why are you leaving?, we just got here" Then we hear their story how they had to stay at work, had to go to their niece's dance recital, etc. We just keep packing and laugh. Life is about priorities.

I'll be there, my 35th year. I'll be with the Packard Vendors in the Green field, I hang with the bunch from Patrician Industries.

You have to get your reservation (=$$$) in early, and know exactly when the carts are available through the AACA hook-up.

The Briggs body number IS the VIN number, that number should be identical to the photo-etched plate screwed to the cowl under the hood. Many cars lose that plate over the years, but rarely the Briggs tag. Packards tend to be problematic from a "VIN number" (realize that the modern 17-digit federally mandated VIN number did not come about until 1981, so the clerk at your DMV is going to be dumbfounded by whatever you give them. The thing with Packards is, There is an engine number (a good number to use for identifying the vehicle, as long as that black stays with the car) the stamped theft-proof number (which I have seen Packards titled under-incorrectly) the Briggs body number (starting with the 1941 Clipper and all Packards 194-1954) and finally, the actual assigned ID number, which on your car is 2372-3996. This is broken down as follows: 23=23rd series car, indicated that the car was built between May 2nd, 1949 and August of 1950, the "72" indicates that it is the Super Deluxe four-door sedan, on the 2302 Super chassis, the numbers after the dash indicate its sequential number in the model run, which usually started at 1001, making this is 2,996th of these cars built.

Isn't that the design concept? that the two die halves remain separated in order to create the clamping force necessary? If the two halves meet (clamp together fully) perhaps the work piece (tubing) would not be held strong enough to withstand the force of the flaring operation.

With upwards of 40,000 cars at this event it seems as though thieves are looking for opportunity. You can't be too safe with your rig. A truck/trailer combo was stolen from a hotel parking lot near me during last year's WDC, I live 8 miles from Woodward, in a relatively "safe" area.

Suffice it to say that in the case of critical fasteners like head studs it is considered good to chase the threads with a tap and die and lubricate the threads, and replace any fasteners that have marginal threads.

I know some faster engineers who would have a field day with this.

And now OEM manufacturers use angle and torque measurement instead of torque alone, favoring angle. I worked in the sensing and verifying/recording of Torque/Angle when this started to take hold in the US auto plants in the 1980s. As for your Lycoming engine, I would do as JV suggests and look up the recommended torque for that size/pitch thread and torque to that value. Be sure to verify fine thread vs coarse.

Look at the bushings on the distributor. They might be worn--many are. I have seen fresh engine rebuilds, where everything was sweated over inside the engine, then they went and put the same worn-out distributor back on the engine.

I may be going over there this week, I'll shoot a pic or two with my cell phone.