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I just asked a local friend who is a noted Packard restorer and expert. His answer, "1939 V12 Brunn Landaulet." He also reports, "very expensive, with production around 20."

Back on Page 1, Richard Crow suggests the "walk the plank" mouse trap. I agree 100%. Baited with a little peanut butter, it is very effective. Two tips: If your garage gets below freezing, add antifreeze to the water in the bucket (being careful of pets), and you may have to adjust the...

If Charlie rebuilt the carb, it's 100% not the carb. He's the best.

I am an avid "BaT" follower and it is a great venue for some cars. I suspect it probably would not be for this one for a couple reasons. First, you have to "apply" to have your car listed on BaT and they only accept a small percentage of those that apply. Although they sometimes list project...

Re: ‘39 Merc All Terrain Vehicle??? Somehow, I'm reminded of the classic scene from "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" featuring Phil Silvers and a 1948 Ford Convertible. :-) See attached at 0:28 and again around 1:21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhaPZagxWpM

A 1982 Durango isn’t a Dodge. It’s a Ford. Sort of the successor to the Ranchero, based on a Fairmont platform. I’ll admit to having to Google it, because I don’t remember them at all. Edit: Or maybe that’s not what we’re talking about, as apparently only 100 of them were made as conversions.

Sorry, not seeing them here either.

I think what he is saying is he wants to increase the tire size, which will only exacerbate the height issue, so he wants to know what to do to the suspension to bring it down.

Regarding the alternative approach suggested, I have a spare completely rebuilt 41-48 car box. (Purchased it before I realized the shaft was too short for my Mercury, so just rebuilt mine instead) You're only a couple hours away from me, so if you have any interest, contact me by PM and we can...

Philip- As of a year ago, a gentleman by the name of Rick Bocchi rebuilds them. He goes by "flathead48" on the forum. I have been meaning to have him do mine, but I just haven't got around to it. (moved houses, life got in the way, etc.) Send him a PM to see if he is still doing it.

ACD museum is an absolute must if you’re anywhere near.

Bummer. I guess that's one advantage of N IL. (Another being a few degrees cooler) ;-)

JT- Here in NW Illinois non-ethanol is pretty readily available. On most pumps, the 87 and 89 will say "10% ethanol added" and the highest octane (91 or 93) will either say "no alcohol added" or just say nothing. Not sure what the availability is down south where Seth is.

I'm kind of like that; I belong to a number of forums with different subjects (EF V8s, MGs, RVs, RC planes, garden tractors). As my activity level in each waxes and wanes, so does my corresponding forum activity. I probably haven't posted anything on this forum in several months and went a few...

Good to hear these reports, because I think I'm going to pull the trigger on some Coker radials in the next few weeks. FYI, for those in the States, if you order through Summit Racing the price per tire is the same but ground shipping is free. Coker's shipping quote wasn't bad ($63 to me in...