Thanks. I'm glad that I've been able to get it back on the road. It would have stayed in that barn indefinitely and continued to languish and deteriorate. With any luck I hope to bring back to original as closely as possible.
@@PackardProjectsJust watched your interior dismantle, amazing. You have impressive knowledge and outcomes. Just wondering, does this Clipper still have it's fender skirts?
@@neildickson5394 Thanks. I've taken apart much of the interior before (when I first got the car) but had never done the steering column and dash. Thankfully I had other knowledgeable Packard guys give me a few tips. Once I repaint the trim and dash, get the seats reupholstered, and install new windlace, the interior should be complete. I already did the headliner, carpet, and door panels. Also cleaned the entire interior down to bare metal, repaired rust, epoxy primer, and then applied sound insulation to all surfaces. I didn't take any video of those things though (two years ago). I do have fender skirts that I can repaint to go on the car. But the owner before me did a bunch of bodywork around the rear wheel wells. Apparently there was a good amount of rust there. But one of the openings for fender skirts wasn't done perfectly so the front curve doesn't match the skirt. I've left them off because of that. It'll take some serious work to get it corrected.
@@PackardProjects I appreciate your detailed reply. I have owned several Studebaker's, but never a legendary Packard. My 64 Studebaker GT Hawk had stainless headliner bows, I think 3. No longer own it. Anyway, I think this was a feature passed on to Studebaker from Packard from it's hardtop models. I see you redid your headliner, and it looks great. Did it come with these stainless strips originally? I also noticed the seatbacks ropes were missing. I'm not nitpicking, only observing and wondered if the car came to you that way. Most people who watch these videos are already keen on these cars. An example is that Packard script on the blue 200 sedan you did a video on. As it was a 52, and had a 51 hood, most people would never know, but a Packard man would catch it. You, of course kindly pointed that out. I see your models are pre James Nance Presidency 1952. Do you favor these 51-52 models?
@@neildickson5394 The stainless headliner bows were present on the 1954 Packard hardtop (the Pacific) but the Panama's did not have them, being from the lower priced Clipper line. The ropes on the seatbacks were missing when I got the car, and the passenger seat had been reupholstered poorly. I was able to source some original rope and mounting hardware, which I'm currently cleaning up. I'll have it recovered along with the seats. I do like the '51-54 models. They are relatively easy to find and work on, and parts are not too expensive. The '56 model year is also a favorite of mine. I do like prewar models but I have limited experience with them.
Thanks. Not doing this for money at all, and I'll probably never get any from this. But if it gets the Packard brand out there and helps someone with their car, then it's worth my time to make these.
Ese coche 1954 Packard me gusta mucho, y además tiene mi color favorito; el azul. Dentro de poco el coche tendrá 70 años, imagínate tantos acontecimientos que vivió. ¡Cuidalo mucho! 😀
super nice car. The Panama hardtops are the most beautiful from this series. I come from Germany and own the same one, even in the same color and trim. ask the man who ones one😀 maybe you are interested in exchanging experiences
Thanks! It's very much a work in progress but I'm enjoying every minute of it. Next up on the list is to clean up and paint the engine, then figure out what I'm going to do with the seat covers.
Pretty car. 'Panama' was the designated name for the hardtop, with 'Pacific' being the name of the Cavalier hardtop, as Victoria was for Ford and Newport for Chrysler. Optional backup lights would've been underneath the 'sore thumb' tail lights.
Thanks! Yes, Panama was the hardtop in 1954 for the Junior (Clipper) line. It continued in 1955. The Pacific was a one year only name (1954) and it was in the Senior (Packard) line. From 1951-1953 the hardtop was called the Mayfair. On the 1951-1954 models the optional backup lights were mounted below the trunk. 1955 is the year you are thinking of that had the backup lights immediately below the sore thumb tailights. Lots of small changes in the 50's for Packard. Many things were only found on a single year and single model.
@@jerrycallender7604 I've seen some similar things done to remove rust pits and such on chrome. I've had mixed success. Definitely an improvement, but not a perfect solution. At some point I'm just going to have to have my front bumper repaired and rechromed. The smaller pieces like interior bits can stay the way they are.
Thank you for caring for this fine car with an unequaled heritage.
Thanks. I'm glad that I've been able to get it back on the road. It would have stayed in that barn indefinitely and continued to languish and deteriorate. With any luck I hope to bring back to original as closely as possible.
@@PackardProjectsJust watched your interior dismantle, amazing. You have impressive knowledge and outcomes. Just wondering, does this Clipper still have it's fender skirts?
@@neildickson5394 Thanks. I've taken apart much of the interior before (when I first got the car) but had never done the steering column and dash. Thankfully I had other knowledgeable Packard guys give me a few tips. Once I repaint the trim and dash, get the seats reupholstered, and install new windlace, the interior should be complete. I already did the headliner, carpet, and door panels. Also cleaned the entire interior down to bare metal, repaired rust, epoxy primer, and then applied sound insulation to all surfaces. I didn't take any video of those things though (two years ago).
I do have fender skirts that I can repaint to go on the car. But the owner before me did a bunch of bodywork around the rear wheel wells. Apparently there was a good amount of rust there. But one of the openings for fender skirts wasn't done perfectly so the front curve doesn't match the skirt. I've left them off because of that. It'll take some serious work to get it corrected.
@@PackardProjects I appreciate your detailed reply. I have owned several Studebaker's, but never a legendary Packard. My 64 Studebaker GT Hawk had stainless headliner bows, I think 3. No longer own it. Anyway, I think this was a feature passed on to Studebaker from Packard from it's hardtop models. I see you redid your headliner, and it looks great. Did it come with these stainless strips originally? I also noticed the seatbacks ropes were missing. I'm not nitpicking, only observing and wondered if the car came to you that way. Most people who watch these videos are already keen on these cars. An example is that Packard script on the blue 200 sedan you did a video on. As it was a 52, and had a 51 hood, most people would never know, but a Packard man would catch it. You, of course kindly pointed that out. I see your models are pre James Nance Presidency 1952. Do you favor these 51-52 models?
@@neildickson5394 The stainless headliner bows were present on the 1954 Packard hardtop (the Pacific) but the Panama's did not have them, being from the lower priced Clipper line. The ropes on the seatbacks were missing when I got the car, and the passenger seat had been reupholstered poorly. I was able to source some original rope and mounting hardware, which I'm currently cleaning up. I'll have it recovered along with the seats. I do like the '51-54 models. They are relatively easy to find and work on, and parts are not too expensive. The '56 model year is also a favorite of mine. I do like prewar models but I have limited experience with them.
Thanks. Not doing this for money at all, and I'll probably never get any from this. But if it gets the Packard brand out there and helps someone with their car, then it's worth my time to make these.
We need Packard back in the auto industry.
Ese coche 1954 Packard me gusta mucho, y además tiene mi color favorito; el azul. Dentro de poco el coche tendrá 70 años, imagínate tantos acontecimientos que vivió.
¡Cuidalo mucho! 😀
super nice car. The Panama hardtops are the most beautiful from this series. I come from Germany and own the same one, even in the same color and trim. ask the man who ones one😀 maybe you are interested in exchanging experiences
Very nice!
Thanks! It's very much a work in progress but I'm enjoying every minute of it. Next up on the list is to clean up and paint the engine, then figure out what I'm going to do with the seat covers.
Pretty car.
'Panama' was the designated name for the hardtop, with 'Pacific' being the name of the Cavalier hardtop, as Victoria was for Ford and Newport for Chrysler.
Optional backup lights would've been underneath the 'sore thumb' tail lights.
Thanks! Yes, Panama was the hardtop in 1954 for the Junior (Clipper) line. It continued in 1955. The Pacific was a one year only name (1954) and it was in the Senior (Packard) line. From 1951-1953 the hardtop was called the Mayfair.
On the 1951-1954 models the optional backup lights were mounted below the trunk. 1955 is the year you are thinking of that had the backup lights immediately below the sore thumb tailights.
Lots of small changes in the 50's for Packard. Many things were only found on a single year and single model.
@@PackardProjects I grew up in Coastal Virginia and we used Naval Jelly and/or Coke to remove surface 'pits' on the chrome from the salt air.
@@jerrycallender7604 I've seen some similar things done to remove rust pits and such on chrome. I've had mixed success. Definitely an improvement, but not a perfect solution. At some point I'm just going to have to have my front bumper repaired and rechromed. The smaller pieces like interior bits can stay the way they are.
shes a honey.