Re: Henry's 1938 M/N 1182 restoration project

Posted by Martin's Auto Body Resto On 2011/4/22 20:10:37

Hello folks! I'm another new guy to the forum, and I have Henry's car in my shop for the big make over. I'm sure most of you know how big of an undertaking these projects are and all the man hours that can be involved in such a project. We have been dismantling, marking, bagging, boxing and taking pictures as we tear down the vehicle in preparation for repairs.
I am pleasantly suprised at the condition of the floor and shell for the most part as it seems to be in pretty solid condition. Sure there is some metal to be repaired and replaced, but over all for 83 years old and from our area that is prone to having weather that can destroy an automobile in several years, this packard has faired very well. I have pictures to download to my computer then I will post them here and continue to do so as the project progresses through it's makeover.
As Oz said, in 1938 the Packard Co. used a decal in place of the metal tag normally used for the ID tag of each vehicle. This decal is decayed to much to be legible, but the car seems to be black in color everywhere inside and out. Now my question is, in 1938 in the color chips for paint options, they did not list a black of the 14 colors listed, so is black a standard color and all these colors listed in the chip book optional besides the standard black color?
Also somewhere from Henry's documents the was a trim code 5 that I have written in my notes. Does or can anyone tell us what the trim code 5 was? The seats has broad cloth on them. I will get busy with the pictures soon, but is the a maximum number of photo's aloud in a post or blog? Thank you for any and all answers in advance.
Greg