worst day in 15 years

rolls canardly · Nov 1, 2023

Plate on it has last sticker from 2017, the guy used to put in parades,
Veterans Day, 4th of July, Memorial day, etc. so it ran and drove.
There were only 4 or 5 four star generals in 1942.
May even have a real historical significance,
don't know if it was in Europe, or stateside during the war.
Patton, Mcarthur, Eisenhower, there are more...... I gotta dig.
Would be a hoot if it was Patton's car.
Packard registry has less than 500 listed for 1941.

Bud A. · Nov 1, 2023

A quick search shows there were only three active four-star generals in '42:
Douglas MacArthur
Malin Craig (came out of retirement in '41)
George C. Marshall jr

Eisenhower and Arnold were promoted in '43, Stilwell in '44, and a bunch in '45.

rolls canardly · Nov 1, 2023

Looking in everything to see if there is a clue as to the person who used this car.
There were ragged remnants of a seat cover, taking that off reveals a clean seat, in original condition. No paperwork under the seats.
Also, the 6"x9" brown certificate of title is original. No other paperwork was provided for provenance.

Bud A. · Nov 1, 2023

Apparently the last One-Twenty was made in '41, and the last pre-war auto was made in '42, so this one might have been used by any of the four-stars until the end of the war. That expands the list quite a bit.

M22 rockcrusher · Nov 1, 2023

rolls canardly said: ↑

Going to auction to pick up 1941 Packard, 2 plus hours away in wilmington, Delaware.
Get there and load, about to jump on 95 North ramp, top rad. hose blows. I stop
with people pointing, and taking pictures of the old car.
Now what?
"Don't ever say what else; you'll find out what else!"
I cut the hose and reattach. Plan B.
I start the truck and another cloud of steam! What the?
So fan sticks out 1" past shroud, tips are sharp square ends, cuts Plan B hose.
Now what?
I wrap a rubber glove and duct tape it then slit the hose I cut off to go over.
Fasten with 10 or 12 wire ties. Pour in 3 of the 4 gallons of juice.
Google "Nearest Freightliner Dealer?" 3.4 mi. away.
Head out leaking and got to a 1960's mom and pop Dealer w/ no hose.
Nearest other dealer is 16 miles. That is on 295 crossing big bridge.
Engine protect comes on; luckily B4 I got on bridge. Pull far right, put out cones.
Now what?
Need a hose that's still across the 295 bridge 16 miles away. Stuck my thumb out.
10 minutes in a Tesla stops with a "You broke down; get in." I tell him whats up.
Hes going by there, so drops me at wawa, saying it's over the overpass and first left.
He is right again, but its a 2 mi. walk! I haven't walked 2 miles in 10 years.
Now what?
Get there, and they don't have right hose, so I'm screwed,
but luckily I measured each way from the elbow. They have a hose I can cut down.
I have to walk back to the wawa to catch the tesla guy coming back thru.
Did I mention it is a 2 mi. walk??
Get to wawa, and must have asked 20 people if they're
going back towards Wilmington across 295 bridge? Of course not.
tesla guy calls my cell that he is 5 min. away; am I at wawa? you bet!
Got in and spring it to him that I need antifreeze, where's a walmart?
Stop and get 4 gal. and drops me by the last exit before bridge.
Now what?
How am I going to carry 4 gal. of antifreeze and the hose?
I take my belt off and put thru handles with hose between ,
so I had 2 in front, the hose over my shoulder, and 2 behind.
So again, now what?
I have to walk either around a jughandle turn about 1500 ft,
or down the bank at a 50 degree angle for 80 feet.
Each step threw 4 gal. back and forth real hard.
Almost fell forward, almost fell backward - several times.
Got to bottom and could see my truck. 1/3 mile away.
Got there and got hose on, this time checked by spinning fan by hand.
NO GOOD! Sharp corners on fan hits this hose, too.
Now what?
I had a grinder with cutoff wheel so I cut off the 45 angle, about 1" across,
to radius fan blades for clearance.
got to the last 3, and the battery runs out.
Now what?
So in my tools under the seat I had a saws-all and finished last 3 blades.
Poured in the juice, and a police car with all the lights going pulls up.
You guessed it; now what?
He turns and faces inbound traffic, and sits with lights going.
he's just the light show to slow traffic! Good.
I back up about 20 ft. from him and get out. puts down window.
"I had a really bad day. I gotta get back on 95 north."
He says follow me; takes me way down under the base
of this gigantic steel bridge tower and across to other side. skips toll.
Cool, on my way. Got home at 11:30.
4 hr. trip took 15 hours and also I walked 4.5 miles.
Don't ever say what else; you'll find out what else!
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Man that wore me out.

Concorde · Nov 1, 2023

rolls canardly said: ↑

Looking in everything to see if there is a clue as to the person who used this car.
There were ragged remnants of a seat cover, taking that off reveals a clean seat, in original condition. No paperwork under the seats.
Also, the 6"x9" brown certificate of title is original. No other paperwork was provided for provenance.[/QUOTE
Looks like MacArthur owned this 42..
https://budwells.com/2014/11/229/
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rollin coal · Nov 1, 2023

Looks good it's missing the headlight blackouts though.

201 · Nov 2, 2023

Bet THAT was a cushy job, driving a General around in a Packard limo,,,

SmallPackage · Nov 2, 2023

Got that big torque monster straight 8 in it? The holy grail would be if it was one of the few that had Packards version of the Merlin V12. Legend has it a few were produced for the army.

gentleroger · Nov 2, 2023

201 said: ↑

Bet THAT was a cushy job, driving a General around in a Packard limo,,,
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But that General was MacArthur, whom was a prickly SOB by all accounts. I don't think I would have wanted that job.

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