Flaking paint stripped down to original primer, then re-primered for repaint.
My garage at the time was a little too tight to get photos of a car this size, especially when it was parked right at the center.
Firewall still shows original paint and was in good condition so I didn't touch it. Note the 1954 senior air cleaner as this car had a manifold and carburetor from a Patrician.
This fender had a slight crease that also damaged the stainless strip so after the repair, a NOS piece was found and installed.
In the garage after the repaint. I don't recall the exact paint type but it was an enamel with a hardener that, after baking, was so hard that I gave up trying to wet-sand and buff it out!
After the repaint which I did at a professional spray booth while taking classes in auto body, parked temporarily in the backyard.
This model generally had a sliding glass partition with roll-down shade.
1951 was the last year that the Henney-Packard coaches used the Cloisonné wheel cover emblems as standard equipment which were all in good condition on this one. Even though it had the wrong rear end with chrome-reverse wheels when I bought it, the original wheels and rear wheel covers were inside.
Unfortunately this Packard shop was in a temporary home that I rented only a couple years but was up to that time the best place I ever had for working on cars! I even did a quickie in-car overhaul to stop a knock on my 1965 Cadillac Calais and installed an exhaust system into the Packard Club president's 1971 Cadillac Coupe DeVille in there.
The Henney lettering as found on both lower front fenders of 1951 to 1954 Henney-Packards and at the rear lower edge of the hood on the 1948 to 1950 models.
One of the wheel cover emblems was chipped but the others were excellent.
Interior shot from an old Polaroid SX70 showing the combination roller panels in the down position for casket loading. There were narrow panels on each side, a larger one from the partition and a flip-over panel at the rear door when when all in position provided two rows of casket rollers. With everything up, there was a flat linoleum floor. This coach had blue leatherette throughout, even the headliner.
The majestic hood ornament with it's new wings as the originals were broken off when I bought it.
Taken from an old Polaroid SX70 snapshot, this is what it looked like when I first bought it in the mid-1970s. The chrome-reverse wheels looked terrible so I located and purchased another 1951 just to get its rear end and was able to then install the proper wheels and covers. I also located and installed the hood ornament's wings which sharp eyes will see are missing here.
Before the repaint but after the proper rear axle was installed and a set of blackwall tires was installed.
Another view with the proper rear axle, now tires and with the hood ornament's wings installed.