I have been taking my Packard for a drive to just keep the Old Gal
limbered up. When I was backing out of my driveway, I had a mishap. Having “ZERO”
depth perception my passenger side rear fender caught the fence post while
backing out of my driveway and provided me with a healthy dent.
That was not a real large problem because I was planning on
refinishing all four fenders anyway and this actually gave me the motivation to
move forward with the project, since there is not a car season this was the
ideal time.
I contacted
my friend Bernardo Donida who owns and operates his antique auto repair shop in
Poolsville. This was the “BEST” decision I made! Why? Bernardo is a “Rare Bird”
Why? Bernardo can actually “hand fabricate” body panels. As you will see in the
following photos.
My right front fender’s lower section was packed with “Mud” and
had minimal metal remaining. Fortunately, Bernardo was able to fabricate a
patch panel. Packard’s are exceedingly rare cars and not possible to find
replacement body parts.