Re: Resurrecting a 1951 Henney-Packard Parts Car

Posted by Packard Don On 2020/6/19 15:26:30

Nearly two dozen places contacted to make a tailpipe but no luck. The problem is that the muffler shops do not have the technical ability to read a blueprint (some wouldn't even try or did not respond) so I wrote to several commercial bending shops which do have the ability but the thinnest wall tubing they can bend is .120" (nearly 1/8"). While the specification on the blueprint is .050" (just under 1/16"), .065" (just over 1/16") seems a more common size and would work too but not .120"!

The bottom line is that I need to find someone who has a parts car with a good (and preferably original) tailpipe to sell! Any here? Yes, I know I can take the car to a shop and they can probably make one to fit but even though the car is quite rough I prefer it to be authentic and even so, it is very rural where my shop is and the car is a long time away from being roadworthy.