Re: New dash knobs for 1930

Posted by DavidM On 2017/11/3 16:53:32

All of the Catalin knobs on my 740 had turned brown and the previous owner had bought new ivory colored ones from Yesterday's Radio, The door knobs were apparently not available then so I polished the old ones in a lathe using fine abrasive paper followed by cutting compound. The brown color was only on the surface and they cleaned up to an ivory color slightly darker than the new reproduction ones.
I am not aware of them being offered in brown, the Packard approved accessories catalog issued Nov 1 1929 shows a white gear lever knob that was offered along with a horn knob to match the handles. There is no mention of an alternate color.