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Brian, Thanks for remembering where the pictures were. Mine definitely goes bump so worth a try.

As the Patrician had wire wheels from the factory I just found a rebuilt set on ebay. They were rebuilt by Vintage Wheel which was in Fresno. Price was reasonable and free shipping.

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i saw those, if i had the money i woulda snagged them for resale myself.

good buy!

Hank

Well George, it appears you have solved the picture problem.
The headliner in my Pat is not perforated and the interior was apparently done by Mitchell-Bentley. The "V" on the front seat isn't gray but more like silver. I'll look at the rear seat tomorrow and perhaps come up with a better color than silver. Although all bets are off because Mitchell did not have to use exact leathers and vinyls from Packard.
And WELCOME as this is the first post I have seen you make.
Oops! I see that is your 5th post.
WELCOME ANYWAY - we have met before. I'm the fellow who has the train running around in the trunk of his 400.
You will enjoy this forum as this is a very friendly group.

Hopefully, here is a picture of our just painted Patrician sporting Naples Orange over Maltese Gray.

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Well, by George, I think I got this picture posting thing down. So here's a second shot of our Patrician. Mind you the car was originally Dover White over Maltese Gray, but we wanted some extra "zip". The interior is to be done in vermillion, white, and gray leather. Stay tuned!

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Not a bad color combination and very appropriate for the time. Is it to be one of your Esquire projects eventually?

Thanks, Howard...no the Patrician has just been finished in these colors and will be preserved as a standard Patrician sedan. We are actively looking for a 400 hardtop candidate to fashion our "Esquire" replica from. We have amassed every part needed--including the scripts which were just done for us by Kepich--to make the transformation, except for a Caribbean hood. Since some Esquires had this particular hood and some did not, this will not slow us down on the project once we find a car to hang all this Caribbean chrome on!

Heater hoses were rotten, so I bought fifteen foot of 5/8 inch hose and the preformed hose that goes from heater to rear of passenger side head.
The preformed heater hose that goes from heater to head can be fashioned from a Gates 28468 or a Goodyear 63818. This hose shown in plate 29E, but not identified.

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The hose in the bottom of your posted picture gave out on my '55 Patrician as well as the core. I had replaced it with standard hose. Since I have to replace the heater core I'm going to use the pre-formed hose you suggest so thank you Randy!!!