1939 Packard Custom

Yep. Got the box and diff and wheels thrown in.

Can you believe it? I ventured across the road and had a look at the 39 Cadillac on the weekend. Being absorbed in the Packard , I had forgotten how beautiful the Caddy is. But I must be strong and keep forging ahead on the Packard.

The first thing I noticed though was the Sixty Special wiper towers which have the perfect flat base. So a quick search on eBay came up with a pair of nice cores missing the innards. So I dug out the crusty, pitted original, chain drive Packard ones and soaked them in oil overnight.

Got on the Cadillac forum to see how you pull them apart. A mate of mine who passed away last year had put a post up in 2015 saying you just use oversized washers and put a nut on the end and tighten and the splined shaft should pull free. Which I thought would be impossible given the gunk and accumulated rust. Nevertheless out they came with ease. And the innards are perfect. So I just have to be patient and wait for the Cadillac outers to be mated with the Packard inners.

I hope Steve Passmore is looking down and enjoying it all.

Interesting that this 40 has running boards.

Been busy working on a 53 Eldo, so the Packard has languished unloved for a week or so. So this arvo I dug out the front fender and filled 101 pits and welded up a coupe of joints in the upper section and liberally applied rust converter to clean it up. I’ll hopefully come in tomorrow and it will be ready to hang on the car again after a quick run through the English wheel and hopefully by the end of the week she’ll be back on the car.