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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 57wagon</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Look familiar??? </div></div>
57wagon,
Certainly a very, very close match and to think you found the answer in my own backyard so to speak! The TV program that it was shown on is made here in Australia and the collector of that ornament comes from Turramurra which is another Sydney suburb. It appears from the information given that it is an aftermarket item. And, for what it's worth, was probably used on a Pontiac here as the guy who owns it used to work at a Holden(The local GM brand) dealership many years ago where he saved it from being thrown out in a clean up of the workshop.
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Attached are some pics of a Hood Ornament I've been asked to help identify. It appears to be an american indian with a feathered head-dress, the right arm held straight back while the left arm is forward but bent back at the elbow so the fist sits on the right chest. On the rear hand and on the right side of the chest there is a boss(flange?) with about a 1/16" hole through each boss as if each hand was holding something? A bow & arrow or spear? The two that come to mind most readily are Pontiac or Pierce Arrow but with my limited internet skills couldn't find anything to match this. Help is requested to identify it please.
Tried to add pic's but gave up in disgust! Instead see link below to a web album containing the hood ornaments pic's and scroll right, there are 7 pic's of the ornament. Please ignore the family photos and other shots mostly of Packards and parts in the album.
http://picasaweb.google.com/ozstatman/WadeSWorkshopJune2008/photo#5215735782267118834
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ivan_Saxton</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If anyone happens to visit Australia, the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, at Darling Harbour right beside the CBD would be worth attention......
......When the Premier finally noticed it, her sense of humour dramatically malfunctioned; and the spray he copped was not what you expect from a lady. She was unable to have him fired as she promised, because he was not a state employee but an unpaid volunteer.
Ivan Saxton </div></div>
Ivan,
The Power House Museum also has another site at Castle Hill in suburban north-west Sydney. The displays include a Goggomobile Dart and a Leyland P76 as well as some of the wooden patterns used to check P76 body panels. Although this centre has limited opening times because it is the museums repository and restoration centre it does offer limited behind the scenes tours of items. The Packard Club here in Sydney visited it for a club run earlier this year and it provided a great run venue and we found the Model T Club had a number of their vehicles on display that day. Below are links to the Power House Museum, click on the Discovery Centre link, and the pic's I took that day (Sorry, they are mostly of the Packards and Model T's).
Pity Joan K didn't enjoy the joke, even if it was at her expense.
And if anyone is visiting Australia at the end of March 2009 see if you can get to the Southern Highlands, naturally south of Sydney, where the 2009 National Packard Rally is being held with about 50 to 60 Packards in attendance. Link to Southern Highlands also attached.
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/
http://picasaweb.google.com/ozstatman/PackardRunSaturday8thMarch2008
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See this current ebay listing for '26 Hudson looks similar
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Require a Hood Ornament for a 1940 Willys Overland 440.
Please respond here, or by PM, or by email to ozstatman@gmail.com
Link to pic below
http://picasaweb.google.com/ozstatman/WadesWorkshopMay08/photo#5200873193609711346
Note - this is already posted in the Willys forum.
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Require a Hood Ornament for a 1940 Willys Overland 440.
Please respond here, or by PM or by email to ozstatman@gmail.com
Link to pic below - hope it works!
http://picasaweb.google.com/ozstatman/WadesWorkshopMay08/photo#5200873193609711346
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In the process of re-assembling the front end of my '41 120 Coupe found that one Stub Axle(Steering Knuckle?) is bent, with the flanges holding the king pin bearings out of alignment.
Accordingly one stub axle for a 41-42 120 is required.
But I'm confused, the part number on both stub axles I have is 358736 M, but in my parts book it says 358747, see pic's. I've also looked in the Hollander I have which cites 371094!
See pic's below of misaligned stub, which is left side but stubs are interchangeable. If pic's don't come through, well I tried.
Please contact me here, by PM or by email at ozstatman@gmail.com
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39Super8,
Glad you got through your various trials and tribulations with your '39. Wish you many many happy Packard miles in it in the future.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pepcak</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...also, who is the owner of that great grey roadster, to get more detailed pictures of headlamps.....
Thanks again. Josef </div></div>
Josef,
Suggest you send Heather(HMossAus)a PM. Heather is a member of the Packard Club here in Australia but the roadster is actually her brother John's car.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BigKev54Clipper</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Or you could always do what a lot of old racers did and cut ever other gear tooth, so you can slam through all the gears without using the clutch.
Then again, probably not recommended for normal driving. </div></div>
Kev,
I'd think what you are saying is that they cut every second tooth on the engaging end so that the tooth tapered for a short distance before reverting to the full tooth width hence allowing the gears to engage easier. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
And my first car was also a Model A, so double clutching was a must for smooth driving, and you quickly became adept at it.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: peter packard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">G'day all, I have been advised by Jim Ketchum of Egge that the tunnel size for the Standard Eight is 2.3035 inches. Egge offer a resizing service for these conrods, so they should know. Best Regards Peter Toet </div></div>
Peter,
As always you come through for us. I'll advise Wade and on his and Kevin's behalf thank you.
Based on what I've seen here and on packardinfo.com you'll be a wonderful Technical Officer for the P.A.C.A.
All the best
Mal
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I'm posting this on behalf of Wade who is helping me with my '41 Coupe. Amongst the projects Wade has on his hands now is rebuilding Kevin's '35 1201 Standard 8. But he's stymied at the moment although he's now received the new big-end bearings, which were made in the US and took over 6 months to manufacture, he can't re-assemble the engine yet.
This is because he's now found out that over the years the "Tunnel" of the big-end of the connecting rod has become elongated and to get the new bearings to fit and have the correct clearances the big-end "tunnels" will have to be re-bored to the correct size, after grinding some metal off the big-end caps.
However, and this is what's stymied Wade, He doesn't know the size the tunnels should be. So I'm posting this in the belief that among our knowledgeable experts there will be someone who can give the size that an assembled, although less the 2 halves of the bearings, '35 1201 Standard 8 Big-End "Tunnel" should be?
Some of my terminology or wording may not be clear as I'm grasping for the correct words to use. But bear with me and I'll try and give further explanations if clarifications are required.
Thanks in anticipation.
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Now at AUD70,000 = USD 65,000 Approx - See new listing
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Speedster</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Wow, That would be a Fun Boat!
30 Feet Long, That's Not a Model, I'd call it a Scale-Replica.
It doesn't appear to be modeled after an American ship, Do you know what Nationality it is?
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Googled Graf Spee, as I thought it looked like the German WW2 Pocket Battleship of that name, and this is what I found:
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Required for a '41 1901 Club Coupe, the locating rod which runs from the bottom of the transmission to the back of the big frame X member. The one I have has been snapped off at the transmission end. See the picture for an illustration of the required piece. Note, it comes apart so I really need only one end of the rod with a complete fitting if this helps.
Thanks in anticipation
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tbirdman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">There is a rod that connects back to the steering arm that turns the lights in the direction of the wheels. These are known as Pilot Ray lights. West hates them
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tbirdman,
Thanks for that.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: West Peterson</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'll take it!!!
....driving lights, though. They seem to be facing the ditch while the wheels are lined up with the world. </div></div>
A question - were there directional driving lights available, that is they turned when the front wheels turned? I think there is a rod between the lights, at the back, which could be part of such a mechanism.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peter Gariepy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dave,
you mentioned the speedometer twice. I dont see anything referenced in the description about the speedometer not working... please explain.
peter </div></div>
Maybe not in the description but in the pics of the car on eBay there is a gear drive on the right front wheel but no cable running from it. While in the pic of the Glidden tour car there is an instrument mounted on the body/door near the steering wheel with a cable running from the front wheel. This could be what's being referred to.
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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...bayphotohosting
Note AUD 95,000.00 = USD 87,500.00 Approx at current Exchange rate
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: peter packard</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I hope to be able to get a critique from the Flackmaster when he attends our 2009 PAC National Rally in Australia and drives one of these cars for a week......Any of you guys are most welcome to attend and with only 21 million people and 13.5 million square miles, we have plenty of elbow room. Best regards. Peter Toet </div></div>
I second Peter's invitation to anyone who'd like to attend the 2009 PAC National Rally which will at the end of March 2009 for those interested. I'll be there and would love to meet and greet any Packard people who come to our home "girt by sea".
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The 2 loves of my automotive life together, early A Tudor and Packard, a match made in heaven.
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In Eastwood, suburb of Sydney Australia, I remember Bread being delivered by the baker in a single axle horse drawn wagon in the early 50's. Also milk delivered in bulk, for want of a better term, where a metal container with lid was left out with a note for the Milkman as to how much was required and he'd pour and measure the quantity, then came the glass bottles, what a step forward! The postman would walk his route with a big leather satchel carrying the mail. And the neighbours all pitched in one year and bought him a new satchel as a christmas gift. The local grocery store did home delivery in the early 50's using a motorcycle fitted with a BIG box instead of a side car. And then there were the "dunny carters", before the sewer was connected, in their "40 door sedan" in the 70's when we lived in the blue mountains west of Sydney.
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Bob,
No worries mate - thanks for the further insight into a veru difficult project.
Packards... Packards and Packards !!
in Packard
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: superods</div><div class="ubbcode-body">There are more Packards on ebay today then there have been as of late.....65 listed on two pages. I do not remember the last time there was a second page at one time.......
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superods,
eBay probably had a cut-rate promotion which induced many sellers to place ads for their vehicles at this time. If I remember rightly, a similar thing happened last year and it seemed to be raining Packards at that time. I'd expect the number to taper off as they are sold or the listings come to an end and are not re-listed because the rates/commission return to their normal levels. I only look at Packards but I'd expect this to be across many or all makes, can anyone confirm this has occurred?