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Jim Wayman

Jim:

The picture of the early oval coil shows the coil with the bracket around it. The later round coil should have a similar round bracket that the coil fits into. Look on the back of your dash and you should see the studs that it fits onto.

Jim Wayman

Jim:

There were two types of coils used on 1929 models. Early cars used a coil with an oval cross section. Later cars used a coil with a round cross section. Both coils have a bracket that clamps around the coil and attaches to the back of the dash. The ignition switch is on the end of the coil that faces toward the dash and the switch protrudes into a hole in the dash, giving access for the key. The early switch attaches to the coil with screws. The later switch is fastened with lugs bent over the switch (were there some later switches that attached with screws also?). I have been told that Atwater Kent can rebuild these coils (508) 792-9500, but haven't checked with them to verify. I have attached a picture of early and late 6th series coils.

Good Luck,

Jim Wayman
640 Phaeton

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Odd:

Were you the one looking for king pins and bearings or was it Todd? I notice that the user names are different.

Thanks,

Jim Wayman

Todd:

Don't know how to reach you by PM. Let me know how to email you directly and I will send pictures of what I have.

Jim Wayman
640 Phaeton

Guy Slaughter had a Speedster Phaeton that was painted a "royal" blue with black fenders that he had owned since before WWII. He sold it a few years ago and it is now painted a tan color. He also had a Bentley with a replica LeMans type body that he sold. He is in his 90s now and still is active in car events. There was also a Speedster roadster in Hawaii that was owned by Sam Castle, who is long since deceased. That car made its way to the "mainland" many years ago. Both Speedsters were regular production Speedsters.

Jim Wayman
640 Phaeton

Is it the ball bearings you are looking for or the bottom races? The ball bearings should be easy to locate and I have a bunch of races that range from very serviceable to NOS. Even have a set of NOS king pins and bearings in the factory tin boxes.

Jim Wayman
640 Phaeton

Is the Johnson "R" carburetor that West mentions the same as the "Packard" carburetor that was fitted to early 1929 cars? It was fitted to approximately 41% of the 626/633 cars and 51% of the 640/645 cars and preceded the Detroit Lubricator carburetors.

Jim Wayman
640 Phaeton

I don't know what other models would use the same parts other than all 6th series Phaetons. I'm surprised to hear that it might be prohibitively expensive. I know that a friend had a set made for his 633 Phaeton and that it cost him about $6,000 for the set without assembly. I did the assembly for him as a favor and for the learning curve. I have found that, if you have the tools and patience and understand how the cars were assembled, it is not too difficult. The only dimension that is given in any of the literature I have is the dimension of the widest part where the top bows attach. What I have found is that it is very important to take measurements of the original width of the sills at the points where the uprights fasten. You then need to use the body pieces that go below the doors as the measurement of how far apart the uprights go. If you do all of that correctly, the doors should fit with good gaps and line up properly. The hardest piece is the part that goes in the cowl. I would imagine that a closed car would be much more daunting given the difficulty of accessing everything without the body taken completely apart. Any way, it has been a fun experience and I would be happy to help anyone with a similar car.

Jim Wayman
640 Phaeton

I just finished replacing all of the wood in the body of my Phaeton. It sat in storage in the previous owner's garage in Hawaii for 40 years and the termites had their way with it. If anyone is in need of any new wood for their 1929 Phaeton, I made templates for all of the pieces and can pretty easily make additional pieces.

Jim Wayman
640 Phaeton