Re: KPack

Posted by kevinpackard On 2021/2/18 1:47:27
Well, the Panama took a huge blow today.

After months of searching, I finally found a replacement windshield (NOS) at Tucson Packard. Remember that the windshields for hardtops and convertibles are different than sedans. This windshield was the only one I was able to find after calling dozens of places.

Imagine my disappointment when I opened the crate to find this.

The windshield is completely destroyed. And I mean complete. It is in several different pieces with dozens of cracks on the remaining pieces. I have no idea how packaging for glass is normally done, but this packaging doesn't look great to me. I would've thought there would be far more padding. Looks like the shippers weren't kind to it either, as several of the interior wood supports are broken, though no obvious exterior damage is seen on the box.

$700+ up in smoke. Now I can handle the wasted money. But what I can't handle is the fact that this incredibly rare, NOS piece of glass is ruined. There is no replacement for this windshield unless I find a "unicorn" parts car.

Without the windshield the car is dead in the water. This is a blow that this project may not recover from. This completely took the wind out of my sails. At this point there really is no reason to continue the restoration unless another replacement glass can be found.

Now, in Tucson Packard's defense I have not contacted them yet (just opened it up 30 minutes ago at 10PM) to discuss. I'm sure they'll make it right as far as the money goes. But they won't be able to replace a windshield that has no replacements.

-Kevin


***edited original post after more closely investigating the box

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