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Well, after talking to a couple of fellow LJ’s, I decided to dig out the only 2 photos of this car that I have of some work long ago, when I was in my mid 20’s. I lived in Washington state at the time, and a fellow in Auburn, Washington was a Packard nut. He bought the former King of Egypts 1936 Packard. King Faruq was the last king that Egypt had and this was his “limo” that he drove around in. When I started on this car, it had no woodwork in it, it had all been stolen or removed from the car, all I had was a single black and white picture of what it used to look like. I steam bent mahogany and made all the curves to all windows, door trims, dash, and anything else in there that required it. I used Carpathian elm burl wood veneer, and if I remember right, I used a laquer for the finish. The rest of the upholstery is in mohair, very common back then, in high end cars of that era. I wasn’t really into pictures too much back then, and of course no one ever heard of digital camera then. This was about 1979 when I did this, the man liked it so much that I did another 2 Packards that he owned, but this is the only one I have showing the woodwork. This was the first time I worked with veneer.
-- Dan Wiggins
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roman
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posted 310 days ago
looking forward 2 future pics
what could be more fun?
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BarryW
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posted 309 days ago
King Faruq…that’s the correct English spelling, I believe…yup…and very famous….
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BarryW
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posted 309 days ago
oh, and some spell it: Farouk, Farook, Faruk, Farouq, El-Farouk, Al Farouk.
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 309 days ago
Hi Dan;
It looks like great woodworking, but it’s unfortunate they’re the only pics you have. I would have liked to see the dashboard. But, like you, I never used to bother with pictures, or the ones I did take, I’ve lost track of.
It’s always good talking with you.
Lee
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Karson
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posted 309 days ago
Great pictures, It would be nice to see the whole car.
Nice historical piece.
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Rj
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posted 309 days ago
Hi Dan
From what I can see … knowing you I’m Sure it turned out Really nice .
The King would be proud {:o)
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stanley2
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posted 309 days ago
Dan – great timing for this post as we have the Barrett Jackson Scottsdale auction on the tv.
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lightweightladyleftie
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posted 309 days ago
Dan,
We all wish you had more photos. Wonder what that car is worth today?
-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6
mmh
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posted 309 days ago
What a great historical project. Do you still have contact with this friend? Do you know where this car is now?
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savannah505
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posted 309 days ago
To MMH – No – Actually the guy was a real jerk, putting it nicely, son was nice, but I was happy to say good riddance to him, by the time I was done with all 3 cars. I’m sure the guy has passed on by now.
-- Dan Wiggins