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Barry, Thanks for the photo of the Packard hood ornament. The detail looks pretty good from here. The photos on the American Arrow site could be a little better. Thanks again for all of the help.

Now this brings up a somewhat related question (at least for me) for you Buick guys: Is the mascot Hermes or is it Mercury? I always thought and believed that it was Hermes. Dana, Please let me know how the masot turns out for you. I will send you a PM so you can contact me directly, thanks.

Darryl, Thanks for the lead. I will definitly put them on the list to call. I had also posted this topic up in the General Discussion forum and got some other leads as well. I was also given the American Arrow website, beautiful reproductions, great detail. Thanks again, if anbody else has anyone they would reccomend for this kind of repair, please let me know, any and all help is appreciated.

First let me say thank you for the help. I looked at the American Arrow website, and yes they do look great and to be very high quality. Off-topic from the Buick hood ornament, the quail for the 28-29 Ford model A looked absolutly fantastic, really great detail. My brothers Buick is an original, unrestored car, less than 12,000 original miles. I believe that it was a past AACA winner, but I will have to ask him when, (70's i believe). In the end I am sure he will want to get the original repaired, but in the short-term I think that the reproduction is the way to go (for now). If anybody else has anyone they would reccomend for this type of repair please let me know, any and all help is appreciated.

Can anyone please reccomend a shop for the repair and restoration of a 1931 Buick hood ornament. Not just replating or pits, but an actual break. Here is the best shot "I" have of the hood ornament. This is for my brothers car. You can just get in touch with me through a Private Message. Any help or leads would be very much appreciated, thanks in advance.

Can anyone please reccomend a shop for the repair and restoration of a 1931 Buick hood ornament. Not just replating or pits, but an actual break. Here is the best shot "I" have of the hood ornament. This is for my brothers car. Any help or leads would be very much appreciated, thanks in advance.

Sorry, thats why I bought the box. There was a mish-mash of stuff in the box, just a wide variety of early ignition stuff; springs, points, condensers, model T timer rollers, etc. The rotors are actually N.O.S. North East, two for the Fast four and three for the DA. The bad thing is, I had walked by this same box of stuff at a local tractor/old engine swap meet for about 5 years and never gave it a second look, something this last fall said buy it. I always remembered it because I thought the box looked "neat". I just want to make sure I can the stuff I don't need labled right and into the hands of the guys that can use it.

I also posted this down in the Chevrolet forum as well. Please forgive the intursion, as I am not a Chevrolet guy. I had bought a nice box of early ignition parts, mostly for the Dodge Brothers ignition rotors that were in there, and in going through the box I found these spark plug wire terminals. I am just trying to identify what they are from so I make sure to lable them properly, I am thinking mid-1920's? Also is there a call for the originals or are these being reproduced? Thanks for your time and help, it is appreciated.<!-- google_ad_section_end -->

Thanks for everyone that helped, I was able to find the catalog that I was looking for. Found a very nice reprint. But now I have a new problem, I have found an original 1932 A.E.A. Electrical Service Parts Catalog that is missing some of the back pages. So, if anyone has a reprint/copy/original of the 1932 version that can help me out with the missing pages that would be fantastic. The one that I have is missing pages 175 to the end, this includes part of the Motor tuck/Bus/Tractor/Misc. section, the Magneto section and the alphabetical index. No real pertinent missing information, I would just like to have the comlete catlog. If anybody out there can offer me some copies of these pages to finish out this catalog, that would be much appreciated. Thanks again for all of your help in locating the 1936 catalog, here's hoping we can do it again.

Please forgive the intursion, as I am not a Chevrolet guy. I had bought a nice box of early ignition parts, mostly for the Dodge Brothers ignition rotors that were in there, and in going through the box I found these spark plug wire terminals. I am just trying to identify what they are from so I make sure to lable them properly, I am thinking mid-1920's? Also is there a call for the originals or are these being reproduced? Thanks for your time and help, it is appreciated.

Do you have a hub/wheel puller? The puller threads onto the hub and is used to remove the wheel.

#4 Model A shock arm #5 Model A front axle spring perch #6 Model A transmission gear, either 1st/reverse or 2nd/3rd sliding gear #12 Model A steering arm, passenger side #15 Model A transmission main shaft #16 Model A accelerator bracket Numbers 8 and 10 are tail light brackets, but for what I do not know, but not model A. Number 13 may be a model A window riser, or later. The rest are probably later V-8 parts.

Remember, there never was a model A with the designation AR. The AR designation is a suffix on the part nuber that means it has been replaced or superceded and that it is meant only for repair or replacement. Part numbers into the V-8 era still carried the AR suffix.

I wouldn't consider a Hudson to be an "off" brand. The show Deep Sea Detectives did an episode a couple of years ago on the ferry that went down in Lake Michigan. The Hudsons were in one of the rail cars.

Saw this on sitting off the road and snapped a couple of pictures. So, what is this trailer queen?

Would it also be used on the same era Buicks as well? I did get a couple of boxes of late 40's and early 50's Buick straight eight stuff. But that still would not answer the question of how it migrated 25 feet from the front of the garage to the back and then up four feet and into a different box.

I knew that Packard used a vacum assist on the brakes, I thought that they started on the 900 series (?), but this one just looked a little too diminutive for a Packard. I have no idea how it ended up in one of my 733 parts boxes, nor do I know where it even came from. More than likely it will end up on a swap meet table, I just like to know what everything is for.

This was in a box with a bunch of other aprts. The box was marked 1930 Packard 733, all the other parts in the box were all 733 parts, but what is this? Any help or ideas would be appreciated.

The butler finish can also be known as a satin finish. For the most part it just looks like unpolished nickle after plating, a bit on the dull side, not shiney or a mirror finish. The butler/satin nickle finish is called for on a few different parts on the Ford Model A, in particular the gearshift and the parking brake handle. In particular the parking brake handle has to be a combination of bright, polished nickle, and butler/satin nickle. Any plater should be able to give you the finish you are looking for. One way to accomplish the satin/butler look yourself is to use an ultra-fine scotch-brite pad on the piece. Pretty common way for dulling down the backside of over-restored Model A bumpers and getting the butler/satin look on the gearshift or parking brake handle.

I have a Stewart Warner vacuum tank, type 2. It has the dimensions of a model 216, 4.5" dia by 12.250" in length, but on the top plate it is stamped 122-W. I have a partial list of what the 216 would have been used on, but I don't know about the model 122-W. Any and all help is appreciated.

Dan, I sent you a PM as well. Steve, thanks for the contact info, I will try and get in touch with them as well. With any luck I will have a new catalog shortly. Still, any links or contacts would be helpful that way I can tell others than are interested in them where to find them.

I have lost (absconded with I do believe) my copy of the A.E.A. catalog for 1930-1936 and need to find a replacement. The one that I had was a reprint/copy and I know that I have seen people selling them in the past, but now that I want/need one I can't seem to find one. If anyone would be able to point me in the right direction or would know of someone that may be selling the copies I would be very appreciative of any and all help. Thanks for your time and help.

I am not quite sure of the exact title, but I am trying to track down a copy of the A.E.A. service parts catalog from I think 1930 or 1931. Someone on eBay had copies/reprints of these listed a while back (at least a year) and through my own dumb fault I never bought one. As much as I search now I am unable to find them again. If I remember correctly they were a few hundred pages and coverd up to about 1930. If anyone can point me in the right direction, or at least has an idea as to what I am talking about, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time and help.

Thanks for the help. My brother had gotten this and some other "later" buick parts when he bought a lot of parts for his '31. It was the take-it-all-or-nothing kind of a deal. I was thinking probably late 40's or early 50's straight eight stuff, but just don't know for sure. I have had it apart and checked the armature on the growler and cleaned up the brushes and commutator and everything checked out O.K., it just needs a good rebuild. I just want to make sure I lable it right. My brother is the Buick and Packard guy (late-20's and early-30's) and I am Dodge Brothers and Model A. Thanks again for the help, it is appreciated.

First let me say that Buick and Buick parts are not something that is in my "wheelhouse" so that is why I am looking for help. My brother is the Buick guy, not me. I am just getting some things ready to go to a swap meet and want to make sure that I have them labled correctly. In the mix are some of my brothers Buick and Pontiac parts. The generator in question is a Delco-Remy 1102668, and I am just trying to find out what years it may belong with, if even Buick (maybe Pontiac). I just hate going to a swap meet and not being able to tell someone that is interested in a part what it fits. Thanks for your time and help, it is appreciated.