I would try a few of your local woodworking shops. It simply requires steam bending. I have seen this done, not to belittle it but a guy with his wits about him could do it with a bucket of water.

People more experienced might have the jigs already set up, in the end that might reduce costs.

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Just below the wheel the column is wrapped with friction tape (remember friction tape and dark closets?)

OK I'll bite, What about friction tape and dark closets??

Boy, I'm not that old. If you take a roll of the old, cloth, friction tape into a dark closet and wait for your eyes to adjust to the dark, when you rapidly pull the tape off the roll it will give off blue sparks.

I learned that from my father, maybe it was his generation.

G'day Faust,
Welcome to PackardInfo. Please don't forget to include your '38, and any other Packards you have, in the Owner Registry together with a pic, any known history and how you acquired it/them.

G'day
I am more of a fan of Buicks of that era and don't have any other Packards.

On the other hand, I have a framed copy of an old Packard ad which reads "I'm keeping a promise I made to this boy". When I was a kid in the 60's, an old lady still drove around town in a 1937 120 Club Sedan, green with sidemounts. Should I come across one of those, it may be another story.

An interesting line in that ad is "can be bought with little or no cash".

If anyone is interested in middle 50's Packards, I can point you to a junkyard with 4-5 of those, no Carribeans, a few two doors. I haven't been there is a few months and the junkyard is under pressure by the town to close, they may have gone to the crusher.

PS, I just sent 1200lb of Fiat parts to Australia. It went ocean freight. You might be interested to know that because of dockside costs in Australia, it might have been somewhat cheaper to have paid for delivery to his home in Melbourne. This is not without cost, but it appears it would have been less.

Don't mean to deter you, but have you considered chemical repair? These are widely used architecturally, and have the usual weakness that they have great strength in compression, but not so much in tension. They are also widely used in wooden boat repair.

Except of "git rot" for boats, most of the leading names escape me. The marine products might be preferable for a project like this. I just Googled "epoxy wood repair" and got this:

http://repairnotes.blogspot.com/

"Yep that's a 38 dash. Now I have a question- there are 4 knobs or the holes for 4 knobs where the radio goes. I have a volume knob and a tuning knob,what are the other (outside) knobs for? Right now I have my turn signal lights in there."

Can't recall what the "knob" to the right of the radio is, the one to the left is a bulb. It is unshielded and seems to be red. The guess about directionals is a good one. There are absolutely no lights on the car, but there is a hint on the steering column. Just below the wheel the column is wrapped with friction tape (remember friction tape and dark closets?) This suggests that at one time a directional switch was mounted on the column.

I have decided the car is a 120CD, or the 1938 equivalent. It has "all the options", radio, clock, dual tone horns, banjo wheel, etc. Too bad it is "just parts".

by 1938 Club Coupe on 2009/2/13 8:37:44

38 was the only year for the decal vin tag,hope its not missing ?Its a 38 dash for sure,if it has a trip odometer then it more than likely a 120.You could measure the wheel base to be positive.The banjo wheel was an option.

Assuming the VIN decal went on the firewall plate, it is missing. I was wondering about that, the space on the plate is smooth; as though it was never imprinted. The 8 engine fits in comfortably, as I recall the 110 was about 6" shorter in the engine compartment. So, I assume a 120.

by flackmaster on 2009/2/13 7:32:16

I figured my guess at a 110 would be challenged...obviously someone has changed the door panels to the 110 style :) But I was right about it being a 4 door sedan?

Yes, it is a 4 door sedan; unfortunately past the point of reasonable restoration because of too much missing. If it were a coupe, I would be taking a different view. Anyone who can tell that from a door panel needs commendation.

by flackmaster on 2009/2/12 22:06:14

1938 Packard 110 4 Door Sedan, body style 1182.


Thanks for the contribution and confirmation of the year. I still think it is a 120, the transmission is gone but the 8 cylinder block is still there. If I have it right, the bango wheel was an accessory.

Well, the steering wheel and lack of passageway under the dash for a column shifter shaft lead me to believe it is a 38. Flackmaster and/or Owen_Dyneto can likely lend certain identification.

Good luck,
Jim

Good thinking. It is a floor shift car, the transmission is missing. I forgot about dating late 30's cars by the conversion to column shift.