I am in the reassembly process of my '39 Super 8 Limo.
The car is missing a piece of hood molding., It is the same molding that runs the length of the vehicle.

The molding is 1/2 inch wide with 4 humps and is held on with spring clips. I need a piece that is 30" or longer.

See attached Photo.

Anyone know a source where I can buy a piece.

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I am finishing up the restoration my 1939 Super 8 limo.
I have lost the name of the supplier that sells reproduction Sill Plates. I visited his booth at Hershey
a year or two ago but cant find what I did with the Information.

Also Any suggestions for reasonably priced door weather stripping.

Thanks, Bill Wurts

I ordered two sample spray panels from TCP Global "Restoration Shop" One for 1939 Packard Maroon which is just a paint and not metallic. And one panel of 1939 Packard Loyola Maroon Poly which is a metallic.
That will give me a chance to see which maroon I like better.

When we actually buy the paint we will probably buy an acrylic urethane as it should be harder than an acrylic enamel. Your Comments on enamel vs. urethane appreciated

I will post a photo of the samples when they arrive.

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Roger,

The paint I like is the paint you have on your 41 business coupe it says Laguna Maroon Poly. Is this a metallic?

Your 41 Conv Laguna Maroon Opal seems much darker

Both your cars are beautiful.

I have attached a word doc where I copied the formulas from the Packard club web site for the 38 Loyla Maroon Metalic and the 41 Laguna Maroon Metalic. They are very similar but there are small variations. In your experience would these small differences be markedly different?

Thanks Both Ross & Sherlock. I was able to find the modern DuPont code for the Lugana Maroon. From the Packard club info the Lacquer mix on both Lugana and Loyla are nearly similar. However Lugana was not a 1939 paint option. One possibility that can work. I could order a quart of the "Restoration Shop" paint and try it. That way I can see if I actually like the color and gloss. Do you know of pictures of cars painted wit the Packard Maroon and Loyola or Laguna Maroon so I can see the difference. Actually I could order a quart of both colors from TCP Global and get a side by side comparison. Your comments and Thoughts

I am about to paint my 39 Limo either Packard Maroon or Loyola Maroon. Does anybody know the modern paint codes for Packard or Loyola Maroon so that the body shop can Mix the paint. TCP Global sells "Restoration Shop" paint Anybody had experience this this brand.

Are there pictures of Packards with these color paints.
I do not know the color difference of these paints.

While we are on the subject of the Vibration Dampener.
There is only a verrrrry faint scribe line for TDC.
How did Packard install the timing marks. Was it a stencil or a decal or hand painted. A very bad painting many yeas ago totally hid what was there.

It is easy to calculate the distance for say a 5 deg and 10 degree mark by measuring the diameter and then calculating the circumference.

How should I put on these marks and what do they look like?

The workshop and especially the pictures are wonderful. No criticism intended.

I believe the lower torque values are for Stainless bolts to stainless nuts. Stainless does gave a tendency for galling. I had planned to use a final value on the third torquing of 60 lbft of torque for the stainless nuts on the steel Studs. Any bad experiences doing this? Any comments?