Re: 2126 interior coming together........finally
Posted by custo eight On 2016/2/17 13:27:02
Howard,
I believe the choice of options in this car was limited since it was ordered from Gibbes Machinery, the Packard dealer in Columbia, SC, specifically(I think) as a funeral home "family car" meant to make fairly short trips. It came into our "family" in 1957.
When the interior was being re-done, I took a number of the smaller pieces, specifically the ones with the small 1/2 round trim and worked on those. The rear kick panel did have the framing to cut in duct vents so maybe there was another under-seat heater that could have been ordered for that. I believe one of the first pictures shows the stainless half round bead trim spanning those two openings. Yes, the B&B Deluxe heater is a bit bulky but it does mount fairly high under the dash compartment so foot room was still available. The switch for control was the "clamp on" switch mounted to bottom of dash. Not sure if that could be wired to the dash switch or not. This will be the last installation sometime late summer or fall. Some time to get feedback on that and always appreciate someone helping along the learning curve.
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I believe the choice of options in this car was limited since it was ordered from Gibbes Machinery, the Packard dealer in Columbia, SC, specifically(I think) as a funeral home "family car" meant to make fairly short trips. It came into our "family" in 1957.
When the interior was being re-done, I took a number of the smaller pieces, specifically the ones with the small 1/2 round trim and worked on those. The rear kick panel did have the framing to cut in duct vents so maybe there was another under-seat heater that could have been ordered for that. I believe one of the first pictures shows the stainless half round bead trim spanning those two openings. Yes, the B&B Deluxe heater is a bit bulky but it does mount fairly high under the dash compartment so foot room was still available. The switch for control was the "clamp on" switch mounted to bottom of dash. Not sure if that could be wired to the dash switch or not. This will be the last installation sometime late summer or fall. Some time to get feedback on that and always appreciate someone helping along the learning curve.
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