1935 Packard V-12 Barn Find Part II Tom Laferriere Classic Cars

The starting of the might V-12 Packard Engine

[@AzMarineGhillie]

Beautiful old car. I might have done a couple of pre-start checks a bit differently but it still a nice piece to have out running again. These pieces of historic automotive engineering are something to truly enjoy. Thanks for sharing.

[@1ausskipper]

an engineering masterpiece in good hands at last. Wonderful stuff. Inspiring. Tim, Australia.

[@4hankjr5]

I get a kick out of the negative rude people who leave comments that should be kept to themselves. This man works very hard so you armchair enthusiasts can see what hard work can do for you.

[@peteacher52]

What a car!! Having seen this, I'm beginning to understand why John Bolster described Packards of this era as being superior to the equivalent V12 Rolls-Royce. I think he said that the '34 V12 Packard was the last one where the cooling fan was gear driven rather than by belts, the latter being a reluctant concession by Packard for keeping production costs down. The vehicle exudes quality and to me, seems less showy than some P3 Rolls-Royce cars. A much appreciated posting. Peter, NZ.

[@billkarmetsky4003]

This car is an absolutely piece of beautiful art. I am in awe of this machine but the people who made it possible. Packard's were luxury cars from what I understand. Their demise tragic. But cars like this is their legacy.

[@michaelbenardo5695]

The Packard was our Rolls-Royce - the finest car in the world.

[@michaelbenardo5695]

Packard mis-managed their way out of business.

[@ZowieDom]

That old Packard runs pretty good and wow is it ever in good shape, very nice find.

[@YeOldeGeezer]

Holy shit! Cars back then were absolutely bigger than modern cars

[@TestTubeBabySpy]

wow, who could downvote this? thats a gorgeous piece of history!

[@GK1918]

all I can say is just three luckey guys, I wish I was there. My father was a Packard freak & when I was born I was delivered in a 1936 120. Flatheads forever. best wishes.

[@tomupchurch4911]

It's nice seeing someone who knows how to use an open-end wrench efficiently by flipping it over between flats.

[@tidiestflyer7570]

man I'm 16, but I absolutely love these kind of cars. I would totally drive this for my driving test XD.

[@myrryxmas]

you'd likely have trouble passing the parallel parking part of the exam. those things weigh over five thousand pounds and don't have power steering....

[@winkyboy97]

I think it's wonderful. All that history coming back to life. I feel really emotional.

[@mschiffel1]

Packards were a magnificent car when new, and they're still a magnificent car today.

[@lclaughton]

Very nice original car and it LOOKS TO BE COMPLETE!! That makes it a real jewel. How fortunate for you. I am writing this before you start it up...I will break open a bottle of wine to celebrate when I hear it running.

[@SilentSlayer94]

It's a v12 with the power of a modern 2.8L v6! Nice find!

[@themilkman1188]

What a beautiful car.

[@caddydaddy84]

Beautiful! Screw the haters. I'd work for you in a heartbeat. love saving old cars!

[@snowman3856]

look at that carb... what a piece of art... so is the car

[@playingwithfirehurts]

I love the professional introduction of what you have done, You are a true car enthusiast

[@sprezzatura8755]

The Packard V-12 impressed Enzo Ferrari so much it inspired him to build the Colombo V-12 Ferrari engines that made the company so legendary. Also Rolls-Royce handpicked Packard to manufacture it's superb V-12 Merlin aircraft engines for the WW2 effort. Before that, in the fall of 1917, the War Department placed an order for 22,500 Liberty aircraft engines, designed by two engineers, one from Packard and one from Marmon. The manufacturing contract was divided among Buick, Ford, Cadillac, Lincoln, Marmon, and Packard.

[@JohnMc52]

Beautiful video! Very well done, when that 12 ran, I got chills!

[@loadi2865]

finaly some real car guys.....enjoyed every bit of your video( no crazy comedy just plain fun ) loved it.. thanks.

[@promerops]

Beautiful old car. As the great Leonard Setright once wrote, "If there is one thing I like more than a straight six, it's two of them". The balance of that engine - it doesn't even quiver!

[@richbright540]

Beautiful! Thank you for helping preserve a bit of history! I personally would rather own and share this dream than own a new Bentley

[@ThunderAppeal]

My eyes started tearing from all that smoke, there was so much of it I could smell it from here.

[@laurensbeerendonk2832]

Very nice car! I am really disappointed about all the negative responses, you did it really well, don't think about those knowbetters, you did a fine job!

[@tlaferriere]

I agree. This was just a fun video. Lots of negativity here.

[@castirondude]

really like your care and attention to detail. Another thing I do sometimes is pump a 50/50 or 30/70 mix of diesel and engine oil through the oil system with a small electric fuel pump. It will build up 1-2 psi of pressure and lube the crankshaft + valvetrain. Putting oil in the cylinders will only lube the cylinders. Good luck!

[@stephenkunst7550]

I admire your ability to work in a tight space. When I was in high school Auto shop , early 1970s, several of us had antique vehicles. The student teacher had a 48 Packard which he would bring in. It was very neat, but we called it "The Manatee"

[@wholeNwon]

Can't believe you did that with the shop doors closed.

[@jimNboss]

Almost a religios experience for me. Great work! Great car. Thank you for sharing this fine sight.

[@Elk999us]

Tom does it again! Congrats,Tom on a great find..

[@SwedieBearRN]

she's a peach man lucky to find such a fine lady smooth sweet and pristine one of the finest cars money could buy in 1935. might aught to think about some exhaust tubes to rout out side but other than that a fine job.

[@thyslop1737]

If that was a barn find, oh, what a find.

[@57silver]

surely one of the most elegant cars ever built

[@gramos1959]

Man that is so cool hearing that engine run

[@RADIUMGLASS]

Sounds so smooth.....quiet...

[@kd1s]

We're just about to embark on a real estate venture that nets me a 2 car garage. Cant' wait to start project in there like this.

[@Ottonic6]

Packard V 12, 445.5 CID. What a car!

[@EdWatts]

I would've started it outside; that Marvel Mystery Oil® makes a lot of smoke. Good job on that Packard. "Ask the man who owns one."

[@philipmarlowe2415]

Must have been a mighty clean barn

[@desdicado999]

one hell of a smooth engine ,beautiful

[@Groucho-tg1tx]

doubt it was found in a barn looking that clean.

[@rogerhector5885]

this part 2 maybe it was looking worse than that

[@TheHanndave]

Great vid guys,thanks for posting such a classic. Not to complain,but what is with inhaling all that smoke? Just get a few extra hoses for your shop vac,hook it onto the exhaust and put it well outside. Or spend $20 on a cheap exhaust fan and do the same thing.

[@spazotis]

I love the sound these old beasts make when you first crank em...kinda like Draculas casket

[@crxdelsolsir]

You can tell this is not a BARN FIND with the car's condition being only a car wash & wax away from being show room condition. The fact the white side walls didn't look dirty or inconsistent dirt to show it was completely deflated when found shows the car's tyres were always inflated. I have stored cars with inflated tyres and believe me within 4 to 6 years the tyres are severely if not completely flat. This car has not been driven for only 2 to 3 years if not less.

[@dmcnamara9859]

+crxdelsolsir These clowns are not exactly the smartest cookies. Basically the term "barn find" has little credibility these days...............99% of the time.......a complete lie. Car stored in a Museum,out-back, parking garage,guess what? BARN FIND !

[@mrmrdean1]

ive just got out of shawshank and absolutey love these new packards.

[@thefossman8829]

You guys are lucky nobody did not die, lol you should keep an old exhaust pip around just put in in or on the cars tail pip and stick it out the door if you can.

[@2right4words]

I've seen SO many videos where the guy starts the car after 30 years without pre-oiling the cylinders; one guy didn't even change the 50 year old oil, until a Friend told him to!

[@harveyhays6160]

Do you know how old oil is?

[@jimgreene4923]

Every time I see a video like these, I remember back to an auction I attended about 40 or so years ago, where the auctioneer & I, found a 1910 Sear's, still in its original shipping container, & the engine still in its cradle. It was buried under straw in a barn, that had seen better days & once uncovered, we figured up a price for it, $1000 even in those days & it sold...I still wonder though, who leaves things like this, in a barn?

[@deormanrobey892]

Dryer vent hose 10 bucks. Respiratory system priceless.

[@gkk2001]

I am surprised you published this on YT! I guess $$ has a way of overcoming embarrassment.

[@IronClad292]

Nice sounding engine and a great car. That's one giant chunk of iron under the hood, LOL....

[@yamahonkawazuki]

A VERY well deserved smoky happy dance

[@4pointscompass]

This car has the State of New Hampshire tags on it. Thats the "OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN" on the left side of the plate. these are still being issued on antique today. The plate has a blue tag on it so it was last registerd in the year 2009.

[@myrryxmas]

@ 6:59 "that thing is runnin' and you can't even tell!" except for the garage filled with smoke... that said, it is smoother than a gravy sandwich...

[@jamesbulldogmiller]

Marvel Mystery Oil!! It's great stuff. The Packard is very smooth running !!

[@69ssrszl1]

All the smoke is from the Mystery oil put in each cylinder to help lube the cylinders,while turning the engine over by hand before start up,and it takes quite a while for it to all burn out of the engine.

[@69ssrszl1]

That is a New Hampshire Antique plate. It was found in N.H. and delivered to R.I. about 250 or so miles. Probably washed the car and tinkered with it prior to the trip.

[@woodbine66]

Fantastic! Looks like a million $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[@Geordo1960]

I found Tom Laffierre to be a perfect gentleman.

[@bikercowboy1]

what a great car and what a nice noice of the engine. :)

[@Cesko_Plny_Fialovejch_Zmrdu]

Barn find? Bullshit, thats a brand new car!

[@hyzercreek]

Brand new, from the Packard dealer in TIVERTON

[@dosman01302]

Beautiful car! great job!

[@prohelipilot1]

that car is in mint shape

[@tidybowls]

My grandparents had a Packard when my father was a kid, he was very fond of it. In his teenage years, they decided to scrap it for whatever reason and beat it to smithereens with sledge hammers before taking to scrap yard (he said it was in great condition too). He had taken the chrome bullet shaped headlights with what he called "gravestone" flat glass lenses off of it. My father passed away in 2006 and my mother still has the headlights off of it. I think that he said it was a 1936?

[@johndoe-kf6km]

These old Packards make Rolls Royce look like junk. I love the way they sound cranking cold, then smooth out when warmed through. I can't wait to drive my new 40 super eight !!!!

[@Mr1963chevy]

DAMN CARB LOOKS LIKE A FIRE HYDRANT

[@mschiffel1000]

this car looks like it was well cared for during its lifetime...perhaps an older restoration ???...barn finds were usually run hard and put away wet...this packard was well cared for, but an awesome find anyway !!!

[@knsubramanian9837]

Great car,what a beaut!.It should be overhauled only by 80 years plus old mechanics with 60 years of experience!Not the young fellows who don't understand his grand father generation autos!.

[@bigredc222]

Very nice, that motor is so quiet, the only way to tell it was firing was by the sound of the starter disengaging.

[@hutchcraftcp]

I've found that a hose from the exhaust pipe out the garage door saves all the smokie start problems.

[@racma8698]

A great moment !

[@jbirdperez6003]

Beautiful car.. the car looks like a lobby from a great hotel ....I'm here watchin from my desk in Los Angeles coughin watchin this video gettin all involved haha! i hope you don't wash it ... it' will go from a midsize to a compact . Also now days we still have same problems with new cars: The motor won't start , and the payments won't stop .

[@meyawabdulaziz3863]

FUUUUNNNNN sweet sweet stuff im happy it had some attention

[@DavidCaldwell1]

nicely done lads

[@TheFred1952]

very nice car

[@jimclarke1108]

Luxury car in the day, and a great car now ))

[@lasalleman]

Looks good.

[@JoNniixD]

Beautiful car!!

[@Bostonclassics1]

Very cool. Great job!

[@iiianydayiii]

Am i the only one that thinks none of this needed done? XD that car looked clean as hell right off the trailor, did you guys see that nice new looking fuel line? Even the brass piece was shiney and new

[@victorrobison5069]

What a wonderful bunch of comments! Let's sort some out. Credibility, much smoke in garage, yes, I think it should have occurred to someone to open door before car started. Laferriere is an ass?Well, I couldn't comment as I have never met him.Might have to give him the benefit of the doubt. Is it truly a barn find,well, most any car that was stored for a period of time, no matter how well or how crudely, gets called a "barn find".Starting fluid? That's a toss up. Too many people act like "enough starting fluid"(read that as" way too much") is the key to starting anything.I can't endorse that. To use "magic fluid"? If Laferriere thought it was justified, I give him the edge,he was there, I wasn't. Won't choose MMO over Seafoam of other way around. WD40 shines brightest to start a dry diesel or diesel with glow plugs.If the dipstick isn't coved with something horrid, I might change oil after first start.

[@SquillyMon]

Well where do you think that Mystery Oil was going to go ?

[@19fortynine10]

Oil buring in the Cylinder walls from the oil primeing. Best way too check that the motor isnt locked up and the walls arent dry before the first start no metal on metal rubbeing. Nice car btw.

[@FYMASMD]

Nice car. Never been close to a "barn".

[@senorkaboom]

Years ago, I was told by my mom that her father, my grandfather, obviously, owned a Packard. All I know is he bought it used and that it was in great shape. Do not know the year or the model nor how long he owned it, just that he was a very proud owner. I believe, if I have my story right, he traded it off before WWII started. I wish I knew more to this story, but mom passed away some years ago so my info source is not available.

[@dLimboStick]

Yeah, that's what happens when you load up the combustion chamber with oil.

[@DMSVICAU]

More like fuel injection cleaner: Its an old trick to clean all the carbon out of an old carbureted engine.

[@SirAndacar]

There was actually a green V12 34 Packard Limo on eBay last year going for about $40,000. Lord I wish I could have bought it.

[@1984buickboy]

That is just to cool.

[@PaRCQuadRacers]

I just found this video. Great auto find. Someone tell me why the guys did NOT run a large hose out of the shop for the fumes? They have to be smarter than that.

[@Richard-zc1cj]

I just had a Einstein moment - start the car outside

[@radioguy1620]

You guys are having fun , one of you should have a fire extinquisher right in his hand though

[@fastdrive55]

Wow. Awesome video.

[@lclaughton]

But wait...its running SOMEONE OPEN THE MAIN DOOR! While your at it open the other door get some ventilation in here !!! Sounds great...that is a big money car....!!

[@richn7299]

Beautiful.

[@kerahdah]

When I was very young I saw mechanics take the engines of these Packards apart and fire them up again. All in the back yard.

[@deweydodo6691]

reminds me of a tractor I started in a garage

[@Bjorkved]

Great video of a very nice car :)

[@RayGettings]

If I ever get rich, that's the car I want to have

[@ruben3305]

That sounds sexy. I wish I had the time and money to work on classy cars like you guys are.

[@kreigsmann]

doesnt the carb have seals that need to be replaced? aspecially after 74 years