Here's an update on "Grandpa's Car"....

It wasn't Grandpa's car after all!!! It belonged to his nephew, my cousin. How it ended up there is a long story and I'll spare you the details.

That said, I no longer have any personal attachment to this car, so I am offering it up for parts. The floor is totally gone, and the roof is caved in, front bumper is cracked, but there are probably a lot of salvageable pieces. All of the back window glass is good, some chrome pieces, emblems, dash parts, etc.

I will post in the "for sale" section, too.

It was a fun adventure while it lasted!

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Thanks everyone for your responses! Now that I have a tiny audience, I'll divulge the story behind the car.

My grandpa was a car guy. He was always "wheeling and dealing". He owned many, many different cars in his lifetime. I never knew about the Packard until recently. He left it behind when he sold his farm to his nephew in the 60's, presumably because a garage roof had fallen on the car and caved in its roof. He never went back for it, and while the farm was sold to another family, the car has remained in the shed there for over 50 years. Now, the farm is in a shambles, but the owner says I can have the car if I can get it out. While the car has great sentimental value to me, it is most likely not restorable. We are still going to bring it home and see what we can do with it. I was very close to my grandpa, so to just be in possession of this car means a lot to me.

I'll post more when we get the car home.

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Hello! I am a new Packard fan. I found a "barn find" which has a neat story behind it, and I'll share that later. Through lots of research I was able to identify the car as a 1952 Packard Patrician. I don't see a lot of posts or pictures of them around the internet. I'm wondering why. Are they unpopular? Rare? Or am I missing something? I'm interested to hear what anyone has to say about it. Thanks!