Nobody? Wow. This is a really 'rare' fitting huh?

I'm at a loss. I have what appears to be 7/16 45deg flare nuts, 1 male and 1 female. Everywhere I've checked I get a shaking head as in 'nope, don't know...' so I'm here. I'm in Motown. I should have several sources for this odd stuff but I don't. I have flaring tools, a bender, and can also get 7/16 tubing. Useless without fittings and the previous shops didn't think to save the originals. This is a 37 V-12 cpe and the tank is new with the same OEM fitting as the old rusted one. Any clues would help, and please don't ask for registry of this car...it's not mine and I refuse to say who's it is (privacy, ya know?). Thanks in advance for any help.

Once I get em home they'll be pictured and registered...geez, give a Packard guy a chance already!

That's good info on the shelf gig. I think I have a copy of the service letters from that time...or maybe they're here.

Now, calm down, be patient, let me get my collection sorted and stored, and you'll have all the news that's fit to print on the other cars.

Page 163, index# 31.4608 under "rear compartment" for models 1478, 88, 98.

Part # is as listed. Fits buisness cpes.

Nobody has it? Is it that rare? Would other years help?

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I get it. I do it for a living, but this part is wrong. Metallics were indeed avaiable from the late 20s all the way through to the end. Persevation is the key as well as thorough research and sound proffesional help when choosing things like color and materials if you don't have any specs to go by. My thing is more early to mid 30s. There were some recommendations and some pre-determined schemes, There was also a catalog of colors. Included in that catalog were several versions of iridescent or polychromatic colors. Bruce Blue was a dark metallic color. Steel Dust polychromatic and Steel Dust Dark poly were 2 shades of silver, one very bright and one dark. There was a bronze metallic color, a brassy gold, and a deep metallic maroon. The thing that is wrong is having these colors matched with polys that are too brilliant or too large like today's tones and colors. Early metallics are very fine in nature, the poly being almost like powder. Very hard to apply without blotching in today's crop of base/clears and HVLP spray guns. I know it's a Packard forum but I recall a KB Lincoln that was done in charcoal and red "pearlescent" scheme. The pearl effect was done using dried ground fish scale and ground oyster shell. That was done in 33. The 34 Packard LeBaron spt phaeton and speedster were displayed and promoted in silver for the phaeton and metallic green for the speedster. The "Car of the Dome" for the Century of Progress in 33 was a beautiful bronze metallic. There was a medium blue metallic that was popular in the 37 model year, and although fewer shades, offerings in the 6th, 7th and 8th series cars as well.

Seeing these colors in person on original cars is like finding the holy grail sometimes. I'm told most every color used by every OEM supplied by Ditzer (PPG) simce 1930 is archived in their main lab in Ohio. I my visit someday, my supplier said he could arrange it, and the idea is exciting.

Yes indeed, I'm sure. I wouldn't care if it were my car, but as far as documentation goes how much of that really exists? What many of us that are 'lifers' in Packards and Packard history know is that such things were done although not very common. Right? Wrong? Too much of a liberty? Would it de-value the car or make it special? Only the current owner can make that final call. I know a few who are really fussy about all things OEM, I'm thinking they'd not deduct points for such a practice. For the record I'm not pushing for a grain job here as I have enough of that to do right now. Just sharing ideas and practices. Quote:

Just my opinion here...

if you want it, grain it. It's a Packard afterall not a Ford or a Corvette, not a run-of-the-mill car. While it may be true that woodgrain wasn't a standard offering I can't see it having any ill effects on value or show results. Packard took pride in offering their customers whatever they wanted, and yes I know that practice was more along the lines of the senior series of cars, but like I already said...it's a Packard. If you decide to do it hit me with a PM. I've been woodgraining since 73 with 100% customer satisfaction. I've done 3 38 Packards.

Part # 367919 is listed as "shelf equipment" in the parts book. I'd really like to see what that would have looked like. I requested a print from the Packard/Studebaker archives but never got a response. Thought I'd try here. Thanks in advance.

I'm 52. Was introduced to Packards at a very young age (8 or 9 I think) and remember the Godess of Speed more than the 1st car. A few years later Dad had one, a 34 1101 Club Sedan w/rear mounted spare. After that we had a 35 1201 R/S cpe. I do everything, Fords, musclecars, racecars, but my passion is Packards. For me that stops at the 46-7 model years but that's not to say that there's nothing else about the rest that I like, just what I like most. I'm still in the resto biz, still specialize in 32-34s, still a bit of a speed freak too. Futher to that thought I have:

41 160 buisness cpe

47 Custom Super Clipper

34 1101 2/4 cpe (rear spare)

29 Custom Dietrich 640 Roadster soon for sale (hint, hint)

Non PMCs are:

61 Chevrolet Belair Spt Cpe (bubbletop)

54 Chevrolet 3100 PU (building as a chopped 'period' kustom)

90 Ski-Doo Mach 1

97 Ski-Doo Mach Z w/over 170HP (told ya I'm a speed freak!)

Just a boring car guy. Don't do much else but still have the grease on my heel for racing. It's a sickness, I know. The Packards are all projects and I plan to be busy on em for years to come. The 160 was a 20+year 'gotta have it' car that I feel I was fortunate to get. The Clipper in my opinion is one of those 'complete ideal' cars. Sexy roofline and windshield rake and arguably the best engine ever offered by Packard in that period. Exciting that the lil cpe has the same engine. The 34. Over all the years that Dad and I would just discuss the "what would you have..." during lunch breaks and just chillin at shows and such I always had the same answer...an 1101 coupe with a rear spare. Found it! I'm thrilled with it and it's coming home soon. Yeah, yeah, I know. I'll post pics and #s in the registry as soon as I get em settled in. The 160's already there. I'm not waxing on much about the 29. I love it but I'm not an open car guy. I want to restore it to perfection for someone and I feel it's a rare and significant car. Not many 640 Custom Dietrich Roadsters around.

Nice topic. I feel like I'm at a Packard meet or sumthin :D