phil88m6, I have a 1089 (115C Convertible Coupe. The dash is wood grained, but the door window moldings are not. The windshield frame is chrome plated.

Dave, I'll ping on the NAPA online site and see what they show. I ordered the curved top and straight bottom radiator hoses from Max Meritt per your suggestion.

Bkazmer, thanks for your generous offer, but let me see what I can find here first.

I am impressed with the above comments. Here is some more on the subject; although, not as well written. The famous and beautiful 1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow show cars were built in South Bend. I believe there were five of these cars and they were the company's effort to impress the motoring public with a modern styled automobile. They were shown around the country and demonstrated their speed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. They were fast cars, V-12 powered, and clocked at 100 mph+ at the Speedway. The Silver Arrows came into production, but were adaptations of the show cars. Pretty, but not beautiful. This must have been after Studebaker sold Pierce.

Dave, thanks - I'll give Merit a try. Where did you get your generator-water pump belt? The one that was on the car when I bought it was so short I had to cut it to get it off. NAPA had one the proper width, but not in length (NBH 25-390537). I am using one of theirs but it is 3/4" wide instead of the 7/8" correct size (NBH 25-28522). John Ulrich lists them, but they are expensive. Any suggestions?

Does anyone have a number/supplier for this hose? I have the radiator out of my '47 Clipper Custom for re-coring and need to replace this hose. The lower hoses are straight pieces, so no problem there. Thanks.

I drove a 1966 Corvair Monza Sport Coupe with the 110 h.p. engine for about 6 years. I commuted from Santa Fe to Los Alamos. The trip was about 35 miles up and down hills, and a steeply winding road near Los Alamos. It was a great snow car. Many times I passed the snow plow going UP Tesuque Hill. The heater and defroster worked well, they took hot air from around the engine and pushed it into the cabin. I had to keep a window cracked for fresh air or else it got too stinky with the smell of engine exhaust and leaking oil. Who knows what else I breathed in those fumes? The Corvairs always leaked oil, especially around the push rod tube seals. Great memories, good car, never again.

Mal, commonly called a scatter shield to contain exploding flywheels and clutches. Especially useful in the slingshot style dragsters where the driver's feet were in close proximity. I wonder what this 5-26 turns in the quarter?

Fred, All may not be lost. Your misbehaving Ultramatic sounds like it has a sticking governor. As I recall, they are sensitive to small dirt particles. I believe the governor is accessible without having to remove the transmission from the car. It is under a bulging, round-like stamped steel housing that is attached to the rear of the case with a few small cap screws. Good luck.

Edit: Why is this thread in the For Sale section? Should not it be in the Post War section? Kevin???

Eric, thanks. My fingers miss keys from time to time.

Your engine number indicates that it is the "300" optional engine offered for the 200 and 200 Deluxes. It is a 327 cu. in., 5-main bearing, hydraulic valve lifter engine. Congratulations.

Edit: Go to the Packard Literature and Manuals section and you will find a summarized engine specification table there.