Re: 1940 Packard grille and grilel surround

Posted by Packard Don On 2023/2/24 2:49:19

There are some very slight differences between the 1940 and 1941 grille (and maybe 1942) but they are little details that do not show at all on the outside and they all fit the same opening. I don’t recall exactly what these differences were but I know the original grille from my 1940 was slightly different than the replacement I bought from a 1941.

Note also that for the stationery bars, the originals had four different ones installed on a given grille. There were two types of shorter ones and two types of longer ones, the differences being that lefts had the front edge bent to match the angle of the left side of the grille and right hand had them angled to match the right side. Some reproduction bars have a radius on the front edge so watch for that when buying.