Packard 733

[ggsvh]

Looking for a starter crank handle  for this car and part # 48835 stoplight switch connector and # 138911 the plug that goes into it.

[West Peterson]

I searched forever for the stop light switch connector and plugs. I believe I have a few connectors in fair condition, the bakelite plugs disintegrate. I finally had a couple of the plugs reproduced. It'll take me a while, but I'll check my parts shelf and see what I have that I can spare. Otherwise, until you find the correct connector, you can easily connect the wires from the switch to the wiring harness. You don't really need the connector to make the lights work.

[West Peterson]

Here is the two-part socket that you need. I had two of these reproduced for our own cars, using original metal pieces, screws, pins, sleeves, etc. The parts that I had reproduced were the bakelite casings.

 

[West Peterson]

I have almost enough parts that another complete socket could be made. If you know someone with a lathe that could turn out new "bakelite" plugs, the parts are yours. You'd have to come up with another screw, sleeve, and bull-nose as seen on the bottom of the photo. The top two pieces in this photo is my reproduction, to show how the "pieces" below it go together. The metal sleeve (left) with the collar is the piece that attaches to the transmission. The bakelite-only plug on the right receives the two wires from the wiring harness. The bakelite-only plug seems to be the really hard part to find, as it was usually disconnected from the transmission when a "parts car" was picked apart.

[edinmass]

It's details like this that separate the men from the boys. And you can spend hundreds of hours getting the details correct on a car. We won't even talk about money. This is the things that drive professional restores mad. And half or more of them would just "skip it" as unnecessary. It's details just like this one that the judges at Pebble and the single marque clubs look for on the field. In a tough class, more often than not it could be a plug like this that gets you first in class, or nothing. 

Edited February 24, 2023 by edinmass (see edit history)

[West Peterson]

Agree. I know that when I look at a car on the show field that is like mine, the first thing I do is look for the "hard to find" pieces, which usually entails looking under the car, under the dashboard, under the hood, behind trim strips (in some cases), etc.

[West Peterson]

Here is a photo of it on the car (not my car... not my reproduction). I took this photo so I knew what to look for during my search.

[ggsvh]

Mr Peterson,

Please let me know how I can Contact you more directly as I would like to get what parts you have.

Thanks for the excellent pics

Giles van Hees

[West Peterson]

I sent you an email. You can respond to that. StelvioGT@yahoo.com

[West Peterson]

Parts being shipping. No charge. Good luck.