I was managing editor of Car Collector at the time. You are correct Neil owned the car at the time. I believe both 180s are now owned by the same person, and they may have been donated to the Packard Museum in Dayton (or at least one of them... the former Harrah car).
I didn't remember those bumper ends on the car. They actually aren't very attractive. The postwar ends are much nicer looking. You can see why I thought the prewar ends were of General Motors origin.

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I believe I worked for Car Collector at the time. I have a set and will look at it.
I believe both known 1942 180 Clippers were in Dayton about a year ago. I think one of them still is (the green one).
Thanks. Those are the ends I was looking for. I have a photo from a friend that was taken when his family's 1942 Clipper was new and it has those ends. I told them I thought they looked like they were General Motors origin. Now I have to eat crow.

Does anyone have a photo of the prewar Clipper bumper overriders that went on the ends of the bumpers? Or was that a postwar-only accessory?

I still think it was a confusion between one of Ralph Marano's other concept cars that was in Dayton about a year ago. The restorer was a former employee/restorer of the Packard Museum (Citizens Motorcar Co.).

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Here is a link to a recently found 1938 Packard with a Graber body on it, which looks almost exactly like a Graber-bodied Duesenberg owned by Sam Mann.
http://forums.aaca.org/ubbthreads.php/topics/550364/Barn_Find_in_Switzerland#Post550364

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I believe you're thinking of another Packard concept car that Ralph Marano had in Dayton. Its restoration was started by Aldrich Restorations, then the car was taken out of the shop. Your confusion may be from the fact that Aldrich used to work at the Packard museum.
As Owen said, the Monte Carlo is (was???) currently owned by a collector in Atlanta.

That tire tread looks like Michelin. The same as on the speedster here.

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As Owen said, the Monte Carlo 2 still exists. It is owned by a good friend of mine. I have seen it a couple of times. It is in very rough condition.

I like his restraint in not putting a lot of gee-gaws on the car, like ridiculous Trippe lights, spot lights, grille-guard, etc., and the color is beautiful. Of course, he should have left the white sidewall tires off in my opinion.

I believe it was the original owner's son who bought the car back, not the original owner himself.

The poster already said it wasn't a mistake.