Re: 21st series hood bumpers

Posted by DavidPackard On 2016/5/24 19:18:47

My final thought on the 'unused' hole:
During the manufacture or transportation of the finished fender the hole could have been where a hook would be placed to lift the part . . . especially after the fender was painted.
In the aforementioned Packard history there are several photos of the 'shop floor', which highlight that parts were delivered to the assembly area by an overhead system. I suspect this would be quite typical of the industry. The first photo in the 22nd & 23rd section indicated that the 'front clip' was built as a subassembly. Unfortunately this photo is at the end of the line and does not include detail of the fenders being 'delivered', but at some point the outer fenders would need to join the growing assembly.
In the past I have encountered parts with approximately 3/16 inch edge holes that had no apparent use. I've always assumed that these holes were used to hang the part during final finishing, be it powder coating or spray painting. I guess they'll always be near an edge as are the fender holes.
dp