1950s 50 correct wires

[Cadillac Jack 82]

Okay my OCD brains going nuts here.  The wires on the car are blue and look like 8mm performance wires.  Kinda weird coming from an AACA car Senior winner.  I thought  they were supposed to be black with GM Radio stamped on the wires.  Brillman has a set for 84 bucks but before I fork that out whats the correct wire look like?

[J. Gomez]

Okay my OCD brains going nuts here.  The wires on the car are blue and look like 8mm performance wires.  Kinda weird coming from an AACA car Senior winner.  I thought  they were supposed to be black with GM Radio stamped on the wires.  Brillman has a set for 84 bucks but before I fork that out whats the correct wire look like?

Tim,

The OEM wires are black (not blue for that era) and were solid core wires (7 mm in today's gauging), I do not believe they had any marking on the wires for the late GM the marking were on later models.

If you are NOT into correctness-originality you can buy the wire (plain or with the Packard 440 markings) with the boots and make your own set.    I made mine with the Packard 440 marking and with the correct boot for the #2 cylinder since it is below the generator, you will need to get the compression tool (got one from Amazon) to crimp the boot terminals to the wire, there are 2 vendors on eBay that have both on their stores.

Good luck.

[Cadillac Jack 82]

I'm not opposed to making my own but is there a set that I can buy and install on my own?

[Cadillac Jack 82]

Also did the 50 have wire retainers?  Similar to my 59?

[J. Gomez]

I'm not opposed to making my own but is there a set that I can buy and install on my own?

Tim,

It has been a few years since I purchase mine but if I recall those vendors had the set already made not sure on the cost back them but as you pointed out above other sites have them already made but they were a bit $$.

[Cadillac Jack 82]

Thank you.  I find it funny how she has NOS plugs but non original wires?  Not sure how that passed the judges. 

[Jon S]

I know my 1958 has TVRS on the Delco Packard wires for TV Radio Supression. Not sure what year that commenced. But blue wires never came from the Factory in the 1950's.