Re: Retainers for scripts
Posted by BH On 2012/7/22 8:35:25
Yes, those "barrel nuts" were commonly used on GM cars. I remember them on models mainly from the '70s - from my days in the part dept. at a Chevy-Buick dealer. They provide for easy installation, especially when you don't have access to the back of the panel, but you had to be very careful in removal to avoid breaking the cheap pot metal.
Back in the '60s, many script plates were secured with "self-threading" fasteners, which were often packed with dum-dum (or equivalent) - like those included with the NOS "camaro" front fender nameplate shown in the attachment below.
I once had a script plate from '50 Pontiac with pins that had a machine thread; it was retained by hex nuts with captive star-washer, IIRC. However, the base metal was of better quality back then.
Yet, I digress.
Packard wasn't GM. Also, the retainers used for the 55/56 script plates weren't the garden-variety round push-nuts that you find on-hand at any hardware store. These round retainers had an aperture similar to the flat-type, rectangular speednuts shown in HH56's post. They were simply pushed over the smooth pins.
However, I never had much luck in reusing these retainers. Not sure whether that was a matter of the retainer being sprung or a reduction in the diameter of the pin due "wear-n-tear".
Unfortunately, I don't have a sample at hand. I'll try to get out to my offsite storage and come back with an on-car view.
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Back in the '60s, many script plates were secured with "self-threading" fasteners, which were often packed with dum-dum (or equivalent) - like those included with the NOS "camaro" front fender nameplate shown in the attachment below.
I once had a script plate from '50 Pontiac with pins that had a machine thread; it was retained by hex nuts with captive star-washer, IIRC. However, the base metal was of better quality back then.
Yet, I digress.
Packard wasn't GM. Also, the retainers used for the 55/56 script plates weren't the garden-variety round push-nuts that you find on-hand at any hardware store. These round retainers had an aperture similar to the flat-type, rectangular speednuts shown in HH56's post. They were simply pushed over the smooth pins.
However, I never had much luck in reusing these retainers. Not sure whether that was a matter of the retainer being sprung or a reduction in the diameter of the pin due "wear-n-tear".
Unfortunately, I don't have a sample at hand. I'll try to get out to my offsite storage and come back with an on-car view.
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