Packard Wagon???

[Carl Purdy]

Are the fins on a Packardbaker Wagon made out of fiberglass or metal?


7G-Q1 49 2R12 10G-F5 56B-D4 56B-F2
Middle Tennessee 37th Annual Car Show April 4 2009

[StudeDave57]

The '58 fins are steel- Stude and Packard alike...


StudeDave '57 [8D]

[StudeDave57]

I guess I could (should) add this tid-bit. The only fiberglass is on the nose of the '58 Packard sedans/wagons/hardtops. Those two pieces you see under the headlights (around the grille) are the ones I'm talking about. Not to mention the entire hood. The piece under the bumper is steel.

Here's a '58 Packard wagon from that Route 66 site~


I'm pretty sure that the Packard Hawk is about the same in fiberglass content.


StudeDave '57 [8D]

[Carl Purdy]

Thanks studedave...


7G-Q1 49 2R12 10G-F5 56B-D4 56B-F2
Middle Tennessee 37th Annual Car Show April 4 2009

[58PackardWagon]

Another point to keep in mind is that the fins are different between the two door 58 Packards and the sedan and wagons. they were attached to the wagons with 22 spot welds

57 & 58 Packards
62 Daytona
63 R2 Lark

[bezhawk]

The spare tire overlay (on trunk) is also fiberglass on the Packard Hawk.
Also the fins are Leaded in in the front till just behind the rear armrest sill pad, and then the normal inner fin molding.