I just restored a side view mirror on my 1914 Ford. The shop that made my glass will also make a rear view mirror glass for my '48 Packard. I cannot see how the mirror is assembled, perhaps the glass is glued in place. Can anyone enlighten me on this? My r/v mirror is not the day/night type but a fixed one. Thanks, Jeff P.

Instructions are very good....I did the front window on my station sedan last week. You might as well put new window channel in while you have the mechanism out. Sure works nice and is tight since I did that. Good Luck with your project, I enjoy reading your posts. Regards, Jeff P. / MN

My PPG rep has the modern equivelants on file so I can match the original colors in addition to having the fine metallics that were in style in that era, unlike the bright metallics of todays cars.

What is the correct size freeze plug for my 1948 Eight? Thank You in advance!

I found the formulas for my '48 Station Sedan on Autocolorlibrary.com. All colors are available through PPG, Ditzler was a subsidiary of PPG back then.

Yes, radio just buzzzzzzzz when turned on. I gave it to an 82 yr old friend to repair, he did radio and television (grandkids ask what's a "television"!) repair from '48 to '76. He does one every now and then for friends, not interested in any outside work.

Hey guys....THANKS!!! I lowered the heater control panel,pulled the defroster hose, took the heater box plenum out (4 screws) and the radio fell right out. No need to remove the glovebox. Mission accomplished, on to the next battle......

Can't seem to find any directions on the web so asking for input. I jumped in with both feet, removed elect. connection, antenna, and three nuts holding it in. How do I maneuver this baby out from under the dashboard? Stuck!

Thanks, Jeff P. / MN Scampout@comcast.net

Very interesting speculation.....this gets back to my wishful thinking that if only these cars could talk.

I will get my scraper and cleaner out this afternoon and look for a casting date on the block.

I also have Model A and T Fords and have run across number discrepancies a lot. Makes the hobby more fun and interesting!

Also had a BB 1974 Corvette once that I sold. The buyer discovered I had the wrong replacement distributor in the car, had a major FIT about the wrong numbers, chastised me soundly! You would have though I painted a mustache on Mona Lisa!

Numbers are fun from a historical standpoint but the bottom line is to have fun with whatever Packard one has.

Why the N that precedes the six digit # ?

Also, the car is from Cali, still has 1963 black plates on it.