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Anybody knows a source where I can find these types of wiring connectors? See picture below.
Out of the wiring harness form my Caribbean 1955 that is for the doors (windows) and the new harness did not come with it neither do they have any from where I got the new harness.
Thanks, Walter

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Try www.narragansettreproductions.com

Also try Restoration Specialties and Supply.
www.restorationspecialties.com

I looked a while back when needing some and couldn't find anything close. Don't know the name of the style connector or who's product. Finally reused the originals by carefully opening the crimps and removing the old ones off the wire. Cleaned them and attached to new wire with crimps and also soldered the connector to wire.

The plastic blocks contacts fit into are advertised time to time but have yet to see the terminals mentioned separately. Didn't pay attention if the items were block only or also included terminals.

I had no luck in the parts manual but if they are a separate item and someone can come up with a part number, it's possible a vendor might have them. The blocks are mentioned.

For a modern item the closest I came up with is a GM type but don't know if it will fit into the recesses in plastic block or if block could be reworked slightly so they would.

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Seems to me like i've seen those used in some fuse holder app's.

Try AuVeco as a supplier. Not sure if they are still in bussiness or not. Auveco at one time supplied the Series 56 connectors so popular on GM cars for many years.

Search eBay "series 56" terminals. Maybe some of the sellers there will have some or can give some advice too.

Auveco is very much in business and do have the GM straight tab terminals and housings. I looked in all the usual places for the unknown round type Packard used.

The boxes of that particular hairpin for the GM power windows has been discontinued according to one of Auveco's larger distributors. The connectors do appear to be available in maybe a different brand in small paks of 5 or 10 from other suppliers. Don't have a connector block to see if there is a chance they will fit ours though.

I bought a new block from Roscoe as the original had deteriorated. All my terminal ends for the power windows are brass. The switch is Delta Electric of Marion Indiana. I would think they made the terminals and blocks also. Cadillac used the same switches in 1959 - ref a friends 59 Caddy convertible.