Re: 350+ scans of original upholstery-carpet-top cards

Posted by BH On 2011/2/6 13:08:45

Here's a follow-up to my previous post regarding the sample for #438165, which was missing its tag.

While that P/N turns up in the Numerical Index, pointing to Gr. 31.468 for Carpeting, it is absent from the application listing. I was hoping to find a supersession in an old factory price list that I had tucked away, but no luck.

So, I went back to the 48-54 parts book and found a listing for P/N 438163 which leads to some hints. Two corresponding listings that follow are for same model and closely related trim sets, but with higher part number. Since 438164 also points to Gr. 31,468 and is also missing, I suspect there was a supersession to the numbers listed.

So, in the absence of other information, I'll going out on a limb and say:

438165 (repl. by 442919?)
48-54, Gr. 31.468 = Carpeting
2552
Set 703,829
Blue?

Meanwhile, in scrolling through the PDF swatch set, I ran across a card for P/N 449234, noted as Ivory in color, but with a brown grain. Though vinyl, not leather, I had to chuckle as I was reminded of "Phartedon White" - a term (jokingly) coined by Ed Cunningham, who was in charge of color and trim at Packard back in the '50s.