TG57Roadmaster Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) Some time ago, pics were posted of a car whose deal was still in the works.Not so much a barn find as a Time Warp car, this '34 Packard Eight CoupeRoadster was pictured in Burlington, VT, in 1951; the car is the Standardversion with single rear-mounted spare, versus the DeLuxe's trunk rackand dual sidemounts. Astonishingly, the car has gone through a series of owners since then in the same exact condition, with some expected deterioration. From whatwe can tell, VT, PA, RI, NY, and finally, MD, is the circle since '51. The car's data plate has no engraved Sold & Delivered to info, so its origins remain unknown,and the PAC '34 Roster Keeper was unaware of it till now. We think the mousy brown is an early repaint, with the dark gray underneathbeing the car's original color. Standard Packard hues of the day were rather somber, but the Ditz-Lac chart below displays some really lively optional colors.The VT owner liked the 17-year-old used car enough to have postcards & 8x10glossies made of it, found at Walter Miller's Autolit.com (where does he get thisstuff?), but "ECM" had mis-labelled it as a Super Eight.Fast-forward to 2010, and the car was in Baltimore, bought from a guy in New York @ 3 years ago, awaiting resto, but with a rebuilt carb and fuel pump and some spare parts. Moving day was pretty exciting, 'cause ever since a 1968 trip to Harrah's Collection, the dream of possessing a Packard has finally become reality...Larger, click once after opening to enlarge.LargerLargerLargerSo now, safely home, with a world of work ahead of us, it's encouragingthat some really great * unknown cars are still out there, awaiting rescueand revival, and we should all continue to follow our dreams...LargerTG * They're all great as long they bring happiness, and all worthy of discussion! Edited June 2, 2010 by TG57Roadmaster (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom M Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) TG,What a find. What are your plans for her? Edited May 28, 2010 by Packin31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Yes indeed, a great find - congrats, TD.Maybe early but "Liquer Yellow" gets my vote!Will you be logging the restoration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 Thanks,It sure won't be Poulet Beige(!), and yes, the resto to completely original will be fully-documented. No dual sidemount conversions, double whitewalls or other abstractions, just a nice period redo, probably with blackwalls. The car had an off-center driving light (long gone) mounted on a bumper bracket, and the seller included a Trippe unit (with Packard name tag).Just bought a mate for it, so the only addition will be the twin driving lamps.Gotta have just a little flair & flash...Keep you posted,TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Curious, what color is the frame? Color of top bows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I think you should get it serviced mechanically, and drive and show it "as is" for a while. Great find, car is "loverly" as they say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 I think you should get it serviced mechanically, and drive and show it "as is" for a while. Great find, car is "loverly" as they say!Okay David,There's just the issue of the driver's side inner & outer rear fenders being off...Don't want to be accused of tooling around in a Rat Rod!TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 R32,The frame has pretty been pretty well scraped (fairly) clean, but here's the top frame.LargerOn closer inspection, it appears to be a tri-tone job, as shown below...LargerLargerLargerLargerThe car's only been home a week, so there's plenty of digging to do; what color of primer should I be looking for, and do you think the gray is the original paint? Can't wait to find out what the color & name is...TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotts_DG8 Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 What a wonderful car. Who'd have thought that a car in its current condition would be out there. I too hope to see a thread on what ever restoration activities that you decide to do to it. I don't know what else to say, just wow. Scott... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I had to wait until the green tinge left my face before I could comment. But WOW. Nice one . Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdsbob Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 It sure won't be Poulet Beige(!), I couldn't agree with you more on that one TG...I'll resist the urge to offer color suggestions...But, there are 3 or 4 of the darker colors that I think would look really good!And, like everyone else...Green with envy!Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 Thanks for all the kind replies gents, but this is only the beginning. Some have asked our plans for the car and, most assuredly, this is not one of them...It's an illustration from Automobile Engineering, a 7-volume series for sale on the Forum here.TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DanStr Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Be sure to join PackardInfo.com - General Site News - New Part Cross Reference Database Added - Packard Articles if you haven't already. It's FREE and you won't meet a nicer bunch of Packard folks online! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 Thanks DanStr,I joined a few weeks ago; my handle over there is 34Eight, but this is my main Forum so the car debuted here.TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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