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WEllis

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« on: February 09, 2010, 01:39:31 am »
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I recently purchased a 1936 Towncar and I am looking for some help.  I need several parts, but I would like to "learn up" on the car.  Is there some good book for Cadillacs in the 1930s?  Can someone recommend a good parts book?

I need to find an airfilter housing, and new interior.  The lights have been replaced with sealed beams and I would like to put them back to the way they were.  I am going to replace all the wiring as it look original and is constantly cracking.  I have attached a couple of pictures.  Someone told me that since the VIN starts with an M it was a commercial car, but I have not found any reference to that.

Any guidance would be meted with a smile.

William

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« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2010, 02:18:18 am »
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Cool car.

Click on the link in my signature.

There you will find several vendors new interior upholstery (SMS, Jenkins), a couple companies that will make you new wiring harnesses (YNZ,Rhode Island) and assorted sellers that might be able to help you with the headlights and air cleaner.
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« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2010, 02:29:54 am »
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William,
First I'd like to congratulate you on your purchase.
Allow me to decode the cowl stencil. The M stands for motor#. Cadillac went by motor #'s at that time.  As you suspected , it has NOTHING to do with commercial.  The B stands for body. Your's is #30. The J stands for job. Your #'s are for a towncar. The body # & job # should be on your data plate. The VIN should be on the motor & the frame. Be advised that the frame # will be missing some of the first #'s. That's the way Cadillac did it until 1938.
 HTH, Bob
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« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2010, 04:11:07 pm »
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Just thought people might  be interested to see something I did not realize was with the car.  I found that there is an intercom system within the car.  I have attached pictures of the front and back look like.  Sadly, the hand set it missing.  If any one knows details about this system, I would be very interested.

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« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2010, 07:21:46 pm »
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Quote from: WEllis on February 09, 2010, 01:39:31 am
I recently purchased a 1936 Towncar and I am looking for some help.  I need several parts, but I would like to "learn up" on the car.  Is there some good book for Cadillacs in the 1930s?  Can someone recommend a good parts book?


  That's a beauty.  Is it a V-8 or a V-12?
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« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2010, 04:32:37 am »
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We!

I would love to know where the component in the second photo was located - above the headliner or within the lining below the rear quarter window? I have only seen one of this component before and it was loose in a box!

Do you have the stainless steel surround and perforated cover to the amplifier above the headliner in the front seat? I have one somewhere.

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John Tozer
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