Restorer32 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 How's this for a 1 in a million shot? Fellow has a '38 Super 8 4 door conv that is missing the entire conv top assembly and wants us to fabricate one for him. We can do the work but, and here's where the 1 in a million chance comes in, we need to find someone who would loan us the top from a '38 and allow us to disassemble it and use parts of it for foundry patterns. It is a complicated assembly. Maybe a "one hand washes the other" scenario? Anyone have such a top that needs some parts but is basically complete that we could use for patterns in return for supplying any missing/broken parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/packard/super-8/2627872.html Maybe you could rent this one? Did a lot of studying on these tops, all the same, would love to see one person put the top up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 6 hours ago, Graham Man said: https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/packard/super-8/2627872.html Maybe you could rent this one? Did a lot of studying on these tops, all the same, would love to see one person put the top up... I suspect that the 1937 top would not work for patterns. Certainly not the header bow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 '37 is not the same as '38. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 '38 and up had that extremely difficult to duplicate gull wing shaped header bow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Restorer32 said: '38 and up had that extremely difficult to duplicate gull wing shaped header bow. Tell me about it…when I was working on the top on my ‘38 Super Eight convertible coupe, found there were some issues on the header where the two sides meet. Took to my very talented old car wood guy and he hung his head, said he’d fix it, but it was a challenge…he did fix it, but not without some wailing and gnashing of teeth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 We have made maybe 6 of those gull winged headers over the last few years. At the Abelove auction we purchased a '39 Packard conv body just so we would have a cowl and windshield so we could fit the headers and hope to offer them for sale again but they will be expensive. Extremely labor intensive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Or check this one out: https://www.classicautoshowplace.com/vehicles/407/1938-packard-1601 Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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