1929 senior car muffler brackets

Posted by John Wogec On 2015/2/11 15:18:54

Hello everybody,

I have a sixth series senior car (Seven Passenger Sedan, 145 inch wheelbase). I am trying to do an authentic restoration. Fortunately I have a very complete car to start with. Unfortunately, my grandfather who bought the car in 1930 was a blacksmith by training, so he didn't hesitate to "make" parts that he thought were better suited to the job than those designed by the Packard brothers.

Well, at some point Grandpa turned his attention to the muffler brackets (both front and rear) that attach to the frame cross members. My rear bracket is long gone, and the front mount was clearly manufactured by Grandpa. I suspect this because the three factory cut holes in the front cross member that were used for the bracket are empty, and grandpa cut a hole about two inches above the three aforementioned holes where he installed his "new and improved" version of the bracket.

Would anyone who has what appears to be original muffler hardware be willing to post photos of the front and rear muffler brackets? I have no idea what they look like and the parts manual does not have pictures of them. Much thanks in advance.

John Wogec