My next project? 1921 Packard Coupe

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Wow! It is all happening today, a charming young lady from the Post Office has just delivered the first of two packages on their way to me from C,"Ben" Benson this one contains the speedometer, clock and small (oil & amp) gauges, all fairly much as I had expected. Just one problem is that the clock is just too big to fit the space in the speedo housing. Ben thought that I may be able to turn down the case to fit but the dial, hands etc is way too large. Besides this the clock is far too good to destroy. It is a 3 inch black face Waltham 8 day It is running nicely and appears to keep good time. (only time will tell). The clock that I really need is quite a bit smaller. The recess in the speedo housing is 2 3/4 inches in diameter while the hole for the actual face is just 1 3/4 inches across. Both the speedo and the small gauges housings have their bevel edge glasses intact. I will need to be really careful taking them apart to re-nickel the rims.

Further to the above, if there is someone who has the smaller version of the Waltham 8 day clock and would like to exchange it for the 3 inch one seen here please send me a pm. It really is a very nice clock in working condition complete with unmarked bevel edge glass.

Now 18 hours later the clock has lost about a minute or two. It is sitting on a shelf next to my desk as I write this. It really is a very nice clock and is running smoothly. You simply cannot hear it ticking. The only way to tell it is going is to watch the second hand! Perhaps I will just add it to my collection.......

I really can't help myself. I have just unscrewed the back from the clock and to me it looks perfect. It should not be too difficult to adjust.

Our postman sure is being kept busy. He arrived again this morning with a large cardboard package labled in 4 inch high letters "HEAVY PARCEL". I knew at once, even before I had signed for it that this parcel contained. What must be one of the rarest motor car wheels in existence. A 1923 Packard FIVE lug 23 inch disc wheel! At last I have a spare wheel. Yet again my good friend C "Ben" Benson had come to the rescue. Thank you "Ben"! 

For those with enquiring minds the USPS documentation states that the weight of the parcel was 38 lbs 1 ounce. And I should point out this is WITHOUT a tire.