DESCRIPTION:
Beautifully restored 1940 Packard Model 120 4-door sedan with dual side mounts and repainted in the original color of Laguna Maroon Metallic. It is powered by the original 282 cu. in. flathead ‘straight 8’ engine rated at 120 horsepower and backed by the matching 3-speed manual transmission. Total mileage since its completion is estimated at 5,000.
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Restoration on the Packard was completed in 2009, and the paint still looks great. It appears that all the body panels on the car are steel and original. There is no evidence of bubbling, rust, or cracking in the body. All the exterior chrome was redone and in good to excellent condition. The glass is in very good condition with no chips or cracks. Windows go up and down easily. All exterior lights function.
The interior is beautiful and redone in the original style of wool broadcloth and wood grain finish on the dashboard and trim. The Packard was converted to 12-volt and uses aftermarket fuel and tachometer gauges. The factory speedometer/odometer, oil pressure, and water temperature gauges function. The clock, radio, and original fuel gauge do not.
Other upgrades on the Packard include a hydraulic clutch, seatbelts, electric fuel pump, third brake light, thermostatically controlled electric cooling fan, and turn signals.
The chassis and suspension were restored as well including new shocks, tires, brakes, and bushings.
Please note that it was recently discovered there is a ‘hair line’ crack between 2 cylinders in the engine block (see photo). The Packard will start and run, as evidenced in the video, but as it comes up to operating temperature it will stall at idle and begin to overheat and leak coolant. The engine was rebuilt again by the current owners in 2011. The block was decked and a thicker head gasket was added to try and stop the leak, but it persists.
There is a complete notebook on the history of the build, with receipts and notes on all the work performed on the Packard from when the restoration started in the 1980’s to the present.
