Radiator Identification

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2018/3/23 20:58:33

I had a source to re-core the rad for my '39 Six and when I contacted him today, was advised he'd had major back surgery and wasn't going to be anywhere near a radiator in several months. Apparently radiator shops are on the serious decline (at least here, in this area of Canada) and I am now searching farther afield to find a source who can do the job. One question that was posed to me was: 'what kind of shape are the tanks in?' to which I had to reply I really had no idea. The guy said with 'really old rads' there are issues with the old tanks not standing up to the heat of brazing in the new cores. Has anyone come up against this issue before?? I was also asked for a picture of the rad out of the car and as mine is still IN the car, wanted to know if there is there a 'Packard picture' of the that rad around that I could email them???
Also, one of the shops I talked to today said there is a company out there (he thought it was called Brassworks) that is reproducing old Ford rads and he said they looked very authentic. Maybe they could reproduce the tanks for my rad?
I will scour the net and see what I can come up with, but would love to hear from someone who has 'crossed this bridge' already and possibly save a couple of steps. Many thanks for any replies.