Restorer32

Stude, if this book hasn't been spoken for I'd like to buy it. PM me with shipping cost etc. Thanks!

Yep, those are the correct springs. Where were they 4 years ago when we needed them?

Actually, I have no problem with street rodders, though I certainly don't like to see restorable cars cut up. One of my employees drives a '32 Ford Ratrod and I find it appealing. Alas, my Son seems to have a good bit of streetrodder blood in his veins. My comment was aimed at the lack of diversity in these programs. Likely what I would like to see would be of interest to too small an audience to be successful in the marketplace.

Smarta**! lol

Not to be overly sarcastic but will this programme focus on true restoration, or hot rodding/street rodding/rat rodding/modification/upgrading? What are the chances anything other than a Mustang, a '57 Chevy or a Corvette will be featured? I would truly love to see a show actually dealing with the nitty gritty aspects of restoration. I also understand the need to appeal to as wide an audience as possible but every programme doesn't have to travel the well worn Pebble Beach, Retromobile, Street Rod Nats route to be interesting. Produce it and they will watch.

Finding a company to transport your car is easy, finding a company that will actually pick up and deliver on time to your schedule is the difficult part. What if your car shows up at the show venue the day (or several days) before the meet? Will you be there to accept delivery? What if the car can't be picked up after the show until the following Monday or later? All obvious questions you need to ask.

fefect free = defect free...lol

I have had this discussion several times with folks restoring Packards. Naturally, everyone wants a nice smooth, fefect free polished casting. Another area where over restoration has become the norm. Gotta admit though, when I do my own car I'm gonna want those steps as pretty as possible. I suppose there may be some steps out there that have been plated but I've never seen an original like that.

I've never seen an original that was other than polished aluminum.

Within the next 6 months or so I will be selling a '33 1001 Conv Coupe project car. All new wood, new top bows, all metal work completed, mostly complete but needing total restoration. Price to be determined when the wood is finished.

You could have a Packard Phaeton and a Touring on the same wheelbase and the bodies are very similar but definitely different. They also use different top irons and bows. I've reproduced about 20-30 sets of these irons and bows over the years and have never seen a phaeton with jump seats. Several times I've talked to customers who thought they had a phaeton when they actually had a touring. This is true at least from '31 thru '34. I'm talking factory bodies of course.

Service parts list. You have to check all the listings for rumble seat, then look over the list until you find rumble seat step plate lower. Check all the index listings for rumble seat until you find your particular application, in your case Body Type 468. I have the paper version, didn't know it had been scanned. In my experience with Packard parts, if it's a different #, it's a different part.

Reproduction sand cast step plates never have this notch cast in because it is not possible (or at least extremely difficult) to do so.

The second "mount" is supposed to be notched so that it fits around the one side of the bumper bracket with a plate bolted to it to hold the bumper bracket, much like how the bumper brackets are held to the frame ends.

A roadster has side curtains and a conv coupe has roll up windows, so what does Packard call their '32 convertibles with roll up windows ? Coupe-Roadsters of course.

For the 840 the #s are 181728 for the rear mount and 181710 for the side mounted cars. The P # you have doesn't jive with anything in the Packard parts manuals. In all instances the #s are the same for convertibles and coupes.

An 833 Rumble Seat Coupe would be body type 468. If equipped with sidemounts the lower step is # 176674. If equipped with a rear spare the # is 175145.

Oops, guess I was answering the wrong question.

They are vibration dampers which consist of a heavy (I'm thinking 17 lbs?) lead weight suspended between 2 heavy springs. This apparatus is surrounded by oil inside the canister-like ends of the bumper. Here in my office there is a large splattering of oil on the ceiling caused by opening up one of those canisters while assuming that the oil had likely leaked out long ago. If you take the top cover off, the lead weight acts as a pump, propelling oil everywhere. If you need one of these bumpers expect to pay $4500 or so for an original.

At least as it pertains to Packards, a touring is a longer body and has jump seats, a phaeton does not.

Does anyone have any contact info for a Bruno? Kaplan from Connecticut who specializes in antique auto clocks? Thanks!

I see nothing to make me think it's not a '32.

All '32 thru '34 Packard Conv Coupes used the same bodies and conv top assemblies with the exception of the '32 900 and the '33 1001 which shared a smaller body and slightly smaller conv top assembly. All '32 thru '34 Convertible Victorias shared the same body and conv top assembly. Of course, these rules do not apply to the true Custom cars.

Now, that's a car!

For a 1927 Kissel. It's a Parabeam 9 1/4" X 8 1/16". Need one or a pair. Thanks