Re: New project - 1942 Super 8 One-Sixty Convertible Coupe
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They only painted the exterior and visible portions of the cars. Even at 82 years old it's still not rusted from atmospheric exposure, so that's why. Just primer will keep it from flash rusting, and there was simply no need to apply actual paint in those areas.
Good engineering includes not wasting money on what is essentially perfectionism.
Posted on: 6/24 9:16
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Re: New project - 1942 Super 8 One-Sixty Convertible Coupe
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Another question: the patent plate on this car shows "F-94-X" in the "city" field. The actual city, Greensburg, PA, was squeezed in under the dealer name in the top line.
I assume the F refers to paint code, so Legion Blue above the moldings and Algiers Blue below... where could I find what the 94 and X refer to? I assume it's the trim code or something but I can't seem to locate that information for a 42 (or even for a 41).
Posted on: 6/27 10:02
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Re: New project - 1942 Super 8 One-Sixty Convertible Coupe
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Packard didn't stamp those areas of the plates. They were left blank, and the dealer was supposed to stamp that with the dealership/city and the date of delivery, as that was supposed to mark the start of the warranty. But many cars left the dealership unstamped. So, repeated letters were sent out to dealers over a 10-year span, reminding dealers to stamp those plates.
My '37 has an original unstamped plate. So that stamped number could have been anything. I doubt it had anything to do with paint/trim codes. It could have been an inventory or sales invoice number from the dealer.
Posted on: 6/27 13:17
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-BigKev
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