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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mrpushbutton</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tbirdman</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Also the group in this forum appears to know everything </div></div> .....And sometimes we just <span style="font-style: italic">think</span> we do </div></div> Just as long as you are more right than a baseball batter 30%, quarterback 60% and a NBA free :)thrower 80%

Vivian, I just sent you the pictures. Us old car guys appreciate the service that companies like yours provide for restoring these cars. Also the group in this forum appears to know everything

West, Thanks. I call and yes they are in the process of organizing and running the business. Hopefully they have a tag I can use. Tbirdman

Anyone know who is making the repo tags for a Northeast distributor. It's for the Northeast distributor in my 32.

For a 32 the correct grain (at least for a 903) was... Burled dashed. The trim piece above the dash was burled on the raised portion but straight grain on the recesses. The door trim has straight grain on the top, burl on the raised vertical surfaces and straight grain on the recessed vertical surfaces. I think the mix of burl with the straight grain looks fine.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Speedster</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I could not find a good picture of a '32 coupe seats. I have some of '32 Roadster and it has both 1 piece seat and back. I really like the Tuffed design. </div></div> Speedster, I thought the tuft design was incorrect, however on the link I just provided to the Detroit library, there was a picture of a 32 900 with that very same tufted bench seat style. tufted seats

Thanks for the compliment. As you can tell I was focused solely on a convertible roadster. Behind the seat on the horizontal surface there is a rectangular door I guess about 6" by 28". Guessing right now from work but the idea is it much longer in length. There is a small shallow storage compartment beneath it that doesn't go into the golf club storage area. I would get pictures but that part of the car is all cover up with the top down for protection from my winter project. The latch for the rumble seat is mounted behind the passenger seat on that trim piece you mentioned very close to the right seat edge. The door panels at least for the convertible was like a panel insert with the insert trimmed in leather. I've seen a lot of cars with just the outline of this panel just sewn in i.e. using stiching to make it look like a panel. The carpet was just wool carpet and I'm not sure where the shop got it from. The previous owner called the color "Grey Poupon". I've seen one other car with a similiar color, and I only saw it on an auction web site. The company who did the restoration on that car was the same one who did a partial restoration on mine. The color looks better in person asit does not photograph well. It is still not my favorite though a lot of people who see the car disagree and love the color for its uniqueness and elegance. Funny story is last year at the Forest Grove Concours I was talking with the previous owner who lives in LA and said he didn't care for the color and we kept getting interrupted by people asking what color it was as they love it He thought the color fit the Pacific Northwest better as it wasn't flashy enough for So Cal. I would prefer a maroon or a silver to go along with my interior but I'm not changing the color for now. Everybody knows here that I bought the car in spite of the color and found out that a lot of people like it Good luck in trying to find pictures of a 32. I've never see one in person. For a another source of photo, try here.

In regards to front seats, the tuft I believe is incorrect. I have seen both the pleated and plain type of front seats, but most restored cars have the pleated seats with buttons. I have seen factory advertising, old photos and factory photos of the pleated seat style. The plain seat version I recently saw on a brochure for straight eight. My 903 had what appeared to be stock seats and the stuffing underneath appeared to have been plain. However I converted to pleated as I like it better. The picture of the door panel in the photo of the 32 car with plain seats I believe is wrong. That door I believe should have an insert panel and not a sewn pattern as that door looks in the photo. In regards to the rear seat, I have just seen pleated styles with no buttons. Should be nine panels. I also believe the bottom seat just sits on the frame while the back is attached to the rumble seat back frame. Here are pictures of my 32 903 coupe roadster

Speedster, I have high hopes for it as he used the exact part number on his 32 sidemount covers. He did use contact cement for the installation. I do owe him a few beers as he had to dig through his receipts for the part number and previous help he has provided:)

OK, looks like a found a pretty close match thanks to Skip Ritner in Spokane WA who has 2 32s. From Steele Rubber it's P/N # 50-0541-37 and it's listed under a 37 Buick. It's a good thing it's not under Packard or it be double the price

This is already posted in the Packard section but to get a wider audiance... The 32 Packard sidemount covers I have appear to have a rubber trim piece on the outer edge. Looking for advice where to buy this trim.

I haven't removed the rubber stuff yet so is it glued to the edge or does it slip over the edge and held on with paint? I guess my options are to leave it on as it doesn't show or try to replace it.

The 32 sidemount covers I have appear to have a rubber trim piece on the outer edge. Looking for advice where to buy this trim.

I was going to go but then I bought two NOS wiper motors off of E-Bay. I wish I could go as I got a bunch of 32 stuff to seel like stone cuard, wheels, trumpet horns. I guess i'll put it on E-Bay.

Well you guys are fantastic. I was a little concerned about the stability of the blade and the arm the way I had it. It's these little things that make this forum great. One problem down, countless more to go. Oh by the way...how many feet of tubing does it take to bend about 12' of line? Well if I'm doing it, about 50' However not once did I forget to put the fitting on before I flared the line so at least that's a positve.

Everytime I see this thread I keep thinking to myself I hope they find that missing engine.

I was just looking at those copper fuel lines

Speedster, OK, I was confused, because my current ones are attached by a small screw/nut. I actually have a wiper made with that type of hook on it and can see how it goes as you can see by the picture below.

Below are three pictures of a wiper arm for my 32 open. Looking where I can get the correct wiper blade for it. I'm unsure how the blade should connect. I have pictures of a 9" blade sold by Packards of San Diego but I'm not sure it's correct or how I would attach it to the arm.

How large are they? Can you provide dimensions?

Of course then you nee dto take into account the Barrett Jackson syndrome where market value and what these guys willbid sometimes are not related. There was a 115 convertible that went for over 100K two years back. Can it be that these buyers don't care as they have plenty of money?

American Arrow should be able to help you. My first set of repo lights came with the flat bracket and I needed the round bracket.

Damn, I forgot the circus was in town. Time to TIVO the remaining days.

Unlike my T-Bird, my 32 doesn't even have a heater. However the way I work on my cars is doing the winter and drive them in the very nice weather here in Oregon (May-Oct). That's why I don't think I could ever do a complete 3 year or longer complete restoration project as it would kill me to have the car apart while there wwas nice weather. I've lost more than one baseball cap So are you going to put one of those big steer horns on the front of your Packard since you are already wearing Steson?

Agreed. The only downsides I can think in doing an open car restoration is the acquisition cost of the starting car is higher and parts unique to the open car may be harder to find and more expensive as they were built in much fewer numbers (Not taking into the times when open cars dominated thecar scene in the early years)