Re: Ken's 1937 115C Touring Sedan
Posted by Ken_P On 2011/8/26 9:53:53
Made it safely to Idaho with some stops in Ohio and Wisconsin. We looked at America's Packard museum in Dayton, OH on Saturday. Some beautiful cars! And it made me feel good to see what mine might look like some day. I even noticed a few things missing on my car, like the piece of metal under the grill that directs air to the radiator.
On Sunday, we visited Henry Stellings in Prentice, WI. He restored a number of cars over the years, and had some parts I was interested in. He has a freshly rebuilt motor that I was interested in, but it was worth more to him than I was willing to pay. My engine runs just fine, but I'm looking for an uncracked spare, just in case. I was able to find a couple of things I was looking for. I got front fender braces and a radiator support that has an unmolested set of fender mounts. Also picked up a pair of rechromed bumper ends and a NOS trunk locking trunk handle. I don't think the bumper ends are right, they have hexagons. My understanding was that the hexagons were only present on the 120s.
I also bought a spare wheel. Interestingly enough, it has slots around the perimeter. Henry was pretty sure it was off of a 1937 115c convertible. Mine do not have slots. Backspacing, profile, and hole pattern are all the same. It will work fine for a spare, but my dad was following me in the car yesterday and said that my right rear wheel was wobbling a lot. Maybe it's bent, and if so I'll be looking for a wheel that looks exactly like mine, not just quite.
Mal, I had a package from you when I got to Idaho. Many, many thanks my friend.
Going to put my flex line on today as well as a fuel filter. When I drove the car yesterday, I had some surprisingly vapor lock-like symptoms. I'll put the fuel filter on to rule out rust from the tank, and test drive it when it's not 95!
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On Sunday, we visited Henry Stellings in Prentice, WI. He restored a number of cars over the years, and had some parts I was interested in. He has a freshly rebuilt motor that I was interested in, but it was worth more to him than I was willing to pay. My engine runs just fine, but I'm looking for an uncracked spare, just in case. I was able to find a couple of things I was looking for. I got front fender braces and a radiator support that has an unmolested set of fender mounts. Also picked up a pair of rechromed bumper ends and a NOS trunk locking trunk handle. I don't think the bumper ends are right, they have hexagons. My understanding was that the hexagons were only present on the 120s.
I also bought a spare wheel. Interestingly enough, it has slots around the perimeter. Henry was pretty sure it was off of a 1937 115c convertible. Mine do not have slots. Backspacing, profile, and hole pattern are all the same. It will work fine for a spare, but my dad was following me in the car yesterday and said that my right rear wheel was wobbling a lot. Maybe it's bent, and if so I'll be looking for a wheel that looks exactly like mine, not just quite.
Mal, I had a package from you when I got to Idaho. Many, many thanks my friend.
Going to put my flex line on today as well as a fuel filter. When I drove the car yesterday, I had some surprisingly vapor lock-like symptoms. I'll put the fuel filter on to rule out rust from the tank, and test drive it when it's not 95!
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