Nice article but too bad the author did not specify years as some models are different. For example, 55-6 senior models had orange instead of red primaries and Clippers used the same blue springs for both shoes. No idea how much if any differences the other colors might signify. On some full brake overhaul kits with shoes that Kanter supplied their provided springs were both grey.

It's great to see you getting close to hitting your goal. Lots of work, and it shows.

-Kevin

Nice work on the engine rebuild. A freshly painted engine is always nice to look at. Car looks great overall. I love the coupes and the maroon color is classy.

-Kevin

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Personally I disagree. The tag looks to be lacquered over and the lacquer also appears to be worn out.

Following the older postings on brakes on this thread...

Here is a brake spring installation tech note I picked up along the way.

It really properly describes spring colors, lengths and inferred stiffer on the primary (forwardmost) shoe.

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I believe the desk might be a fake. The tag appears to be from a locker. Compare it to the tag from the chair. Tag on chair says property of PMC and is attached differently. Desk tag appears to have new screws.

Looks great!

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I can't say for certain but I can see it being off a locker. Every company I have ever worked for attaches a similar tag to assets for two main reasons - deters theft and for asset tracking for accounting. These tags help identify assets during inventory cycle counts and audits. Most companies use a prefix to denote a certain asset class. Packard may have used "Z" for "Office Furniture", which a locker would probably be listed. Office furniture has its own depreciation schedule for tax purposes, why this is done. Also note, these tags are usually nothing special in terms of showing provenance of origin.. these get changed in format all the time by companies.. probably both real.

Thanks. I installed it and the directions worked perfect for my 1936 standard 8.

I can't really answer for the original poster but, as this thread started about 10 years ago, it's unlikely.