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Gents, I'm looking for information on the roof panel insert moulding for my 1936 Super Eight Coupe. From what I can tell according to the parts book it was 2 pieces of 226003 (Moulding Roof Joint) . I have pictures taken by the previous owner when he blasted the original paint off and the insert appears to be one piece of ?? possibly folded over. When he painted the car he reused the original moulding and painted over it which is somewhat ugly. Here are my questions for those of you in the know.

1> It appears that the roof was originally painted steel with no covering, however those that I have seen appear to be covered with material. Which is correct?

2> I can't seem to find the moulding from any of the usual suppliers. What are others using at this seam ? Is there a solution readily available ?

3> Does anyone have detailed pictures of what I should expect to find under the moulding before I destroy what is there ?

Thanks for your assistance in advance

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Take a look at post 537 on my blog here Roof tack strip

I shows the tack strip from my 1937 120. I’m guessing yours would have been something similar. My understanding is that Packard didn’t have all steel roofs until 1938 on the junior cars, and possibly later on senior cars. So, I don’t think the steel roof is original.

I was lucky enough to find what I needed to keep my tack strip original when I get the roof done.

Thanks Don,
I'm pretty confident that the steel roof insert is original to the car based on the picture below. I just don't know if it was painted originally or covered with a material. The car had been in storage from 1953 until 1998 when purchased, the pictures are from when it was stripped and restoration started. From what I see it appears that the strip that covers the gap / transition from the body to the roof panel is either aluminum or possibly lead that was screwed in place and folded over to cover the screws. When the body work was done the panel was removed and reinstalled as i have pictures with the panel not in place

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I read right past your car being a coupe. That could be a difference as far as the steel roof. I’m pretty sure the sedans didn’t get solid roofs until 1938.