69 Monte Carlo Convertible Grille • The Monte Carlo Convertible used a standard Super 8 22 nd Series grille but expertly customized with egg-crate inserts that matched the style of the Monte Carlo hardtop. • Close inspection of the grille revealed that the bars were cleanly removed from the grille and the surface repaired and smoothed. Then, the grille was re-chromed before the egg-crate inserts were added. • The Monte Carlo convertible had a standard Packard emblem on the grille. We consulted with several Packard historians who shared with us that the grille used on 22nd Series Super 8 convertibles never incorporated the egg-crate style. One historian, Stuart Blonde, confirmed that the Super 8 Deluxe for the 23rd Series incorporated the egg-crate inserts but the 23rd Series Super 8 Deluxe was built on the longer 127” wheelbase with a different size grille. This makes the egg-crate grille that was on the 22nd Series Monte Carlo convertible a purely custom feature. The Henney Motor Company was more than capable of making the modifications to the grille and other work too. They were sectioning bodies, modifying Packard grilles, and doing other body and trim customizations. As stated on the www.coachbuilt-com website in producing professional cars at Henney: “Henney was forced to section the body (received from Packard) in order to raise it by a couple of inches. A consequent extra row of teeth was also added to the bottom of the new egg-crate grille, a similar system to that used by Flxible to match their coaches with the Buick chassis.”
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