It says it sold for $5,500? Wish I would've known I could get a '41 for that price.

That's unfortunate. I've never had a chance to visit Detroit and see what remains of the plant, but hope to someday. According to Hemmings, the new owner wants to rebuild the bridge. I guess we'll see what happens.

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I might take a look at this one, as it's pretty close to me. Curious as to the actual condition.

I've seen this one for past while on Craigslist and it has come down in price. My only major concern would be the rusted-out floor boards....are they a symptom of a much broader corrosion problem? I imagine that replacing the rusted out areas isn't exactly easy either. Never done it myself so I don't know.

Nice looking car otherwise.

-Kevin

Nice pictures Kev. Love the cars, and love the herringbone brick on the driveway. That's classy.

Owen, nice pictures also. There are some beautiful cars there. The 160DE is certainly eye-catching. I need to figure out when the next gathering is in my state and see if I can attend.

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The owner posted this on a separate thread here, with additional details on where this car stands.

https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=19331#forumpost191633

Says the paint is in poor condition, but from the photos it doesn't seem that bad. This car is very tempting to me....price is right, and if it's in decent running condition I'm sure I can figure out how to take care of the other things that need attention. Now to convince my wife that right now is the right time to buy a Packard

-Kevin

Do you have a price? And what needs to be done to the car?

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Guscha, I'm not following you here. From what I understand the pictures of the outside of the car and the ones on the first link you posted are from sometime in 2014 or prior, while the ones I posted were taken 2016. I guess I'm not sure of why that is bad news? I know the gentleman had it for sale several years ago but stopped advertising it a year or so ago.

-Kevin

Guscha - Thanks again for the input. The seats (all of them) felt very stout and springy, but I'm also not sure of how much any of them have been used.

Fred and Steve - Thanks for the input. Now that I know what more to look for I may may another trip down and look things over more carefully and get better pictures. It's possible that it may be original, particularly if the mileage is correct. I know the gentleman that owns it now has kept it in a windowless garage the entire time he's owned it, removing it for short drives and exercise every once in a while. Beyond that I don't know. You both have me really considering jumping on this car.

Roger - Yes, those images in the sales brochure were artist's renderings, so they may or may not be accurate.

I have attached a few other images that may be helpful. Hopefully these ones you can blow up and see things better.

-Kevin

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That's next on my list to look through. Thanks for the tip!

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Looking through the 1941 110 and 120 Brochure (https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/article/view.article.php?359), there are several pictures of interiors the same color as the car above (though on 120's). On page 13 there is a picture showing that the steering column and parking brake are painted the same color as the rest of the interior.

-Kevin