1947 Packard Super Clipper for sale

I am certain there is a buyer for your car, good luck finding the right one. - Sounds like you've started, and finished, with the car in the manner we all dream we could. Even an engine pre-oiler...impressive. With all this effort, why did you not install a block heater to pre-warm the engine!

Thank you, sir. We don't get that cold, as a rule, in the greater SF/Oakland East Bay. I'll leave that for the new owner.

Mike, Sorry to hear you are selling the Packard. I hope you will still be available for advice for my '47 Super Clipper. I am curious about how you rigged up the pre oiler especially with 6 volt electrics so please PM me with the deatails and photos if available. Thanks and good luck selling the car.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Su8overdrive</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

New bias-ply-sized 7.00 x 15 steel belt radials give the authentic period look and look right, unlike the metric radials most people use in late' 30s/'40s cars. Not only does the car ride and handle vastly better, but looks better, bone stock, since no 1946-47 cars at whatever cost were delivered with whitewalls, and even when available later, most wealthy, tasteful owners eschewed them as tacky, gaudy. However, a set of Denman wide whitewall 7.00 x 15 tires and extra wheels come with the car if you still bow to the monkey see/monkey do pressure of suburban concours d'elegance.</div></div>

I'm in your camp on the white sidewall issue. Although, my car rides and drives so nicely without radials I would never dream of changing.

West, I also prefer blackwalls on my Packard. I have had wide whites also but I like the look with blackwalls. I have radials however and they were a huge improvement over the bias plies although they were probably 30 years old so that may have had something to do with it.

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Am starting to come around to the idea of blackwall tires on our 46 Cadillac 62; especially after getting a copy of the build sheet which shows ours left the factory on 11/25/45 with Firestone black tires ( though know our black Cadillac would perhaps look better with white wall tires)

Well, the issue of white or blackwall tires is now a non-issue. The Cadillac is with it's new owner in Italy.

Now my efforts (and money) can be devoted to our '40 Cadillac 60S

A garage full of 1937 115C and 120C Cars, Parts and Projects.