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Does anyone make the body mount cushions to fit the 1940's Packards?

1940's? Did you mean for 1940 (1940's is possessive for that one year) or did you mean for the entire decade, ie 1940s which is plural? Either way, the pads available today are relative generic but check with Merritt for your specific year. I'm sure that the prewar and later postwar cars used different types and thicknesses but only the parts book knows for sure and it's available here on this site for reference either as a PDF or in searchable database format.

Steele only shows one size for 1940 models but I believe Packard used combinations of thicknesses. Metro Molded Products has generic cushions in several sizes that seem like they might work but their price looks to be bit high per cushion so to get enough for a car would be expensive.

There have been a few on site who have made their own round cushions by making molds out of PVC pipe or the like and using a casting urethane such as Devcon's Flexane products or a Smooth-On urethane. Both companies products come in various Durometer and performance ratings.

Some of the car models used flat square cushions made out of a fabric reinforced rubber. Kanter at one time sold strips of that material and may still carry it but you can also buy small pieces of the same stuff called conveyor belting material in various thicknesses at McMaster. Both Kanters item and McMasters belting require you to cut your squares to size and provide the hole.