Hi everyone,

I discovered the value of the 1929 Illustrated Master Parts Book on my recent journey to Hershey. I am trying to document the correct parts for my car and it has offered much insight. All I am able to find for sale are photocopy versions and unfortunately the quality of the pictures is not great.

If anyone has an original copy of the document (430 pages),I would gladly pay you for a .pdf version. I have searched the online book sellers and can't find any for sale at the moment. I don't really care about having an authentic bound version...just clean pictures of the parts.

I have a clean original of the owners manual and am experimenting with how to submit a .pdf version of it to the website.

I have also submitted a .pdf of the 1929 645 packing slip and battery registration card to the website for anyone interested in 1929 documents.

Thanks.
J Wogec

Hi Jim,

Would you be willing to post photos of your 1929 tool roll? I met Karl Krouch at Hershey (many thanks to Ray Tennyson for the introduction!). One more priceless example of the value of this website: without Ray's introduction I would never have been aware of Karl as a source for tools. This site, and the folks who contribute are a continuing source of great information. My thanks to all of you. I digress...

Anyway, Karl has an impressive collection of tools, and what appeared to be convincing documentation in the form of the 1929 Packard Parts List, and cutouts of the tools, along with an impressive knowledge. He took the time to educate a newbie and gave me as much individual attention as he could afford, as he was continually in demand for his expertise. I am pleased to say that I was able to pick up many of the tools from the kit...some of which I passed on, at a fair price.

As for the rain...it was impressive. I have to concur with other posters that most vendors gave up after Thursday. I braved conditions on Friday morning only to find vendors gone...or packing up to leave. The guys at Max Merritt joked about how they were waiting for a break in the weather so they could pack the van...

Overall, my first visit to Hershey maybe wasn't as valuable as it could have been, but I learned a ton, met great people and made invaluable contacts...

Hello everyone,
Overcast and occasionally drizzy at Hershey...can anyone who may have access to the Reedy and Schaub book post a pic of the tools for a 1929 enclosed car...there is substantial "debate" as to what is the correct manufacturer.

Hi Mark,

I am by no means a restoration expert, but I have to agree with JW...stainless steel may be a good alternative. One note of advice, use some sort of "anti-seize" if you are using stainless bolts in stainless nuts...there is a process referred to as "galling" where the stainless sticks to itself...and it is real. If you are looking for a great source of authentic bolts in stainless, I have found the quality of Tioga Stainless in Burlington Vermont to be exceptional.

John Wogec

Hi everyone,

As promised, here is a photo of the replacement NOS heating element for the CASCO 6 volt cigar lighter.

John W

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Hi Tim,

Really good point about the heating element. I was lucky enough to find a NOS lighter element a few months back. Crazy...it came in a little tiny cardboard box. I will post a picture. The wire is exactly as you describe...very flexible...I can't imagine trying to reproduce it. The next challenge is rewinding the spring and seeing if I can get these things to fire up (pun intended). Does anyone have any experience or advice on that process?

I have to laugh about the cigar smoke comment. My dad used to tell stories about how my grandfather would drive this car around while smoking a big cigar...I remember the smell of cigar smoke inside the car as a kid...and the permanent effect it had on the mohair interior!

Thanks for the input. I could probably drive myself crazy trying to figure out which one is correct. I am going to have the engraved one restored and just satisfy myself by assuming that there were multiple styles out there and any of them would work...in the absence of an authority who can state with certainty which one is correct. Thanks for taking the time to read my post.

John W

Thanks. I am really trying to do a correct restoration on this car. We'll see if I can hold out. What has me curious after the comment from the guy at CASCO about engraving their products is where the "unengraved" lighter came from. I know it has been with the car since I was a kid...I grew up with the car. I also know that all sorts of things on these old cars are engraved...I am currently paying lots of money to have engraving re-done on everything from instrument tags to tail lights!

I am wondering if my un-engraved lighter is a later version or an early example of an aftermarket part? I guess these things occasionally broke or got displaced. My dad and grandfather were both auto mechanics, in addition to being packrats, so if anyone would have the possibility of "picking up a spare", it would have been them. Does anyone out there have any knowledge of the late 20's aftermarket car parts world? Sometimes this project drives me nuts!

Hi again everyone,

As is rarely the case, I had the luxury of calling the original manufacturer on my question about which CASCO lighter to use in my car. Yup, they are still in business in Bridgeport, Connecticut. I spoke to a very kind gentleman named Ray Piperman(sp?) who informed me that they experienced a fire about 7 years ago and many of their records were destroyed. As such, Ray could not provide documentation as to which case was the correct one for my car. Ray did mention that CASCO would most likely have engraved anything that was from their factory...which I guess answers my question as best as it can be answered.

Hi everyone,

I recently acquired a second CASCO 650 cigar lighter for my 1929 Seven Passenger Sedan. I have one, but this new one looked to be in better condition online and the price was right. Sure enough, when I received it, it was in better condition...including the engraving on the case! My original (or what I think is the correct original) has no engraving...Does anyone have a thought about which might be the correct lighter. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

John W

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