Tag Archives: Packard

April 1, 2012: Interior Clean Up

Posted on April 2, 2012 by jagatai

Pictures from the work we completed on March 28, 2012.  Cleaned all the debris from the floorboards and removed the door kick plates.  We are happy with what we see here too.  Only two trouble spots noted here.  Just under … Continue reading →

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April 1, 2012: Goddess

Posted on April 2, 2012 by jagatai

Dad supplied a special treat for me today!  I mentioned how much I really like this hood ornament over the bail type the car has on it.  Well thanks to his crafty work we managed to get one for my … Continue reading →

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March 28, 2012: Running Boards and Rear Fenders

Posted on March 29, 2012 by jagatai

  1936 Packard Running Boards Removed Today we removed the running boards.  It was pretty easy as they must have been removed previously.  Just a few coarse thread bolts holding them on.  Amazingly very little rust and all of the … Continue reading →

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Time Out

Posted on March 14, 2012 by jagatai

  Dad’s 1936 Packard We also took some time today to look at our ‘reference car’.  Dad has a 1936 Packard 120B.  This was his first project and I guess you can say he did a good job with it.  Attached … Continue reading →

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March 13, 2012: AHHHH My Nose!

Posted on March 14, 2012 by jagatai

      Work continued today with removing some of the body.  The nose and fenders came off in one piece.  We pulled the bolts attaching the fenders to the running boards.  The center bolt holding the bottom of the … Continue reading →

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March 10, 2012: Tear Down (cont.)

Posted on March 10, 2012 by jagatai

  Continued the tear down process today.  The first order of business was to pull off the front bumper.  Looks like it has been removed at least once before as this was pretty easy to take off.  Just two bolts … Continue reading →

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February 23, 2012: Roof Update

Posted on February 23, 2012 by jagatai

The roof of the 120B is a permanent soft top.  We are considering doing something special with that.    Here are a couple pictures of the opening currently.             Little bit of hard wood and some … Continue reading →

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February 19, 2012: Windows

Posted on February 19, 2012 by jagatai

  Here you can see the windshield from the inside.  We removed the visors, mirror, windshield molding and the upholstry.         Here you can see the close up of the driver side roof from the inside.  A … Continue reading →

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February 19, 2012: Doors

Posted on February 19, 2012 by jagatai

        Work begins on the driver side door. Both the main window and the vent window work off of a crank.    The third handle you see is the remote door lever.           … Continue reading →

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February 19, 2012: Misc “Before” Pictures

Posted on February 19, 2012 by jagatai

 

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