34LaSalleClubSedan Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Any of you Packard guru's have any idea what this distributor is for? See photo's for the tag. Not dual points, single points. Thanks, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friartuck Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) The grease cup is a good clue. My quick opinion is 1st series and maybe 2nd series eight. 1921-1924 Considering consulting with Brian Joseph at Classic and Exotic. They offer tags and rebuilding service. Edited February 6, 2018 by Friartuck years added (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 It is not within the range of '27-'33 according to the National Data Manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Note that the tag says ENGINEERING SAMPLE on the bottom of the tag. It could be a one off for the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friartuck Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Wondering if the green tag is a clue as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_in_nh Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 What evidence do you have that this particular distributor is of a Packard origin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcr Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 The mounting base is a Packard design and the "right" colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Engineering samples are common in the pre war era. Pierce Arrow would ask several companies every year to manufacture parts and test them. Only problem was they were such a small company the samples ended up on cars shipped to customers. Most Pierce Arrow Society members will comment that Pierce never built two identical cars. In 1930 Pierce took twenty five different transmission samples from one company, and installed them. Several months later they sent out a memo with the VIN#'s approving new production transmissions on any car that the customer complained about. I have seen this with fenders, wheels, instruments, and many other items on the cars over the years. Dealing with it right now on a one off auto show car, has prototype drop center Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels. Don't ask how much time I have in making the correct one off parts...........I'm pulling my hair out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34LaSalleClubSedan Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Thanks guys for your thoughts. I think Ed nail it again. Again, thanks for the info. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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