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Hi all,

A quick note to let everyone know that I now have original style, Packard radiator stone guard mesh panels in stock.

The panel size is 30 by 42 inches (2.5 ft by 3.5 ft) and weighs about 11 pounds. It is woven stainless steel made from 0.125 inch wide strands and the squares are about 1.5 by 1.5 inches.

NOTE: This is NOT a complete stone guard – just the woven mesh panel.

Here's the link:
https://whiteglovecollection.com/shop/packard-style-stone-guard-mesh-panel/

Thanks,
Crin

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What years/models is this for?

Roughly

I have seen them on late 20s to early 30s cars.

The woven mesh stone guard material was used by Packard for their flat faced grilles used through the Eighth Series or 1931 models. When they brought out their veed radiator grilles for the Ninth Series (1932) through the Eleventh Series (1934) models, the OEM Packard accessory guards were redesigned with vertical bars as shown below.

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Not entirely true, Don. While Packard may have offered the vertical bar radiator shield, Packard still featured the V'eed flash-mesh guard in their accessory catalog, and is the one most often seen (when one does see one. Very rarely are 1932-34 Packards seen with grille guards).

I've been unsuccessful in finding an OEM Packard accessory catalog for the Ninth and Tenth Series Packards. What I have found is the Eleventh Series Accessory catalog which is viewable on this site and the Tenth through Fourteenth Series Service Parts List. Both of these items show the vertical bar stone guard as the only guard available. That's why I surmised that they dropped the meshed guard when they brought out the veed grille in 1932.

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