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39-40 the 41 has lettering on it

Ultrasound is an interesting idea. Your friendly local jeweler often has one for cleaning rings

The wax-lined bottle makes me think hydrogen peroxide is part of the formula. It doesn’t attack the glass but the glass content degrades it

Optical brighteners for fabrics and plastics are completely different chemicals and purposes

This is the best idea. To be clear, this does not mean « a tire that has Michelin molded on the sides ». Old molds can be sold to people like Coker. It means the company. They have the rubber mixing equipment to make a gray batch

It sounds like your version is also based on zinc chloride

There are three issues. First the paint would need to be as flexible as the rubber. Second, it’s unlikely to be as abrasion resistant as the rubber compound. Last, the paint’s solvent needs to attack the rubber enough to promote bonding but not so much as to damage the tire. The dingy paint sounds interesting, but be prepared for frequent touch -ups. I would try to contact the paint manufacturer for a technical discussion

I’m OK with the pale yellow/beige and red interior combo. (Not at all uncommon for 30’s -40’s) but the wheels need to go back on the boat trailer or clapped out Camaro. Easy fix

Unusual to have buckets in a 4 door wheel change needed

Drop head is a convertible coupe- has side windows.

The hope was to have something like the Citroen SM, but only the Maserati engined version was akin to it

Minerva?

The word you’re looking for is “integral.”

True, unless you ordered the manual trans version

Weren’t the Manhattan interiors more flamboyant?

Outstanding interior. This is an Eight, base model. The incorrect white top should be painted to match the bottom While the « Big three » didn’t get out new models until 49, the independents had new styling, generally in the « fuselage” type , earlier. 1949 was the last year Packard outsold Cadillac, with over 100,000 sales

39 plymouth

Yes, they have catwalks, but 40-42 is still a very recognizable vertical Packard grille

Last year for stand-up grille?

To me, raised white letters evoke the 17 year old who just got grandma’s old impala. Wheel covers/whitewalls or rally/red lines

SAE is American-based

And « overweight. ». The smogged engine turned lots of gas into a modest amount of power.

Meadowbrook and St. John’s were on grass. This is both more comfortable and cooler than a paved location. Belle Isle is a viable spot, but the city would need to close at least half of the park to public access

Mercy crushing

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