Re: Hub Cap CLOISSONE
Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2015/11/11 8:47:30
To my astonishment he pretty much told me you can paint a packard any color cause the factory / dealer would paint it any color you wanted
Gosh, I get tired of hearing that statement, it's an incredibly over-simplified answer! Of course a dealer could do anything he wanted to do for a customer; if you offered him enough he'd probably put a new Ford V8 flathead in your Packard - does that make it correct? And factory "special paint" was available in a limited number of years and only then for the senior models and for cars prepared for the national auto shows and the like.
Looking at the 1934 Salesman's Data Book you'll find that there was no charge for special paint on a Twelve; on an Eight or Super Eight it was available for $110 extra. There are other special paint options as well, hood & body only, chassis in color, metal sidemount covers in special paint, etc. Was special paint available on a 1937 110 sedan? - show me where that's listed as available from the factory!
PS - paint chart for '34 Eight from factory documentation. See special paint options (at page bottom).
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Gosh, I get tired of hearing that statement, it's an incredibly over-simplified answer! Of course a dealer could do anything he wanted to do for a customer; if you offered him enough he'd probably put a new Ford V8 flathead in your Packard - does that make it correct? And factory "special paint" was available in a limited number of years and only then for the senior models and for cars prepared for the national auto shows and the like.
Looking at the 1934 Salesman's Data Book you'll find that there was no charge for special paint on a Twelve; on an Eight or Super Eight it was available for $110 extra. There are other special paint options as well, hood & body only, chassis in color, metal sidemount covers in special paint, etc. Was special paint available on a 1937 110 sedan? - show me where that's listed as available from the factory!
PS - paint chart for '34 Eight from factory documentation. See special paint options (at page bottom).
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