Fun item for my ‘54
Posted by Spencer B. On 2024/2/20 19:54:10
I have a ‘54 Convertible that I bought in 2006 and restored over the next 12 or so years. It was an upstate New York car, and when I bought it I was told that it was the daily driver of the dealership owner’s wife - didn’t say which dealer.
Well, sifting through spare parts that came with it, we found a little pot metal piece of trim with “Osterdorf” on it - turns out it was Bufflo’s Ostendorf dealership, a building now on the national register of historic places.https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/dealer/View.php?ID=384
So recently I decided to get the old piece re-plated, and you can see the difference before and after. I understand it was found on the passenger side of the trunk lid, roughly opposite the “Packard” script on the driver’s side, although I don’t know the exact spot, so I suppose I’ll just attach it where I think it looks nice (unless somebody knows exactly where such a thing goes). Fun thing to be able to do given the car’s history.
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Well, sifting through spare parts that came with it, we found a little pot metal piece of trim with “Osterdorf” on it - turns out it was Bufflo’s Ostendorf dealership, a building now on the national register of historic places.https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/dealer/View.php?ID=384
So recently I decided to get the old piece re-plated, and you can see the difference before and after. I understand it was found on the passenger side of the trunk lid, roughly opposite the “Packard” script on the driver’s side, although I don’t know the exact spot, so I suppose I’ll just attach it where I think it looks nice (unless somebody knows exactly where such a thing goes). Fun thing to be able to do given the car’s history.
Attach file:
IMG_1286.jpeg (1,664.92 KB)
IMG_1357.jpeg (1,449.81 KB)
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