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Seen at the Mecum Auction in Austin
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I went to the auction yesterday. First time for a major national auction to come to the Bat City. The brought a smaller than normal number of vehicles due to size limitations of the convention center. They were advertising 600 vehicles, but later said they found room for about 700. There was a bit of everything for sale with a good percentage being muscle cars. Still, it was one of the best car shows I have been to in a long time.

There were three Packards there: A '52 200 club coupe, a '40 160 club sedan, and a '37 super eight.

The '52 club coupe looked to be a well preserved car. The exterior finish was a bit rough, but it looked to have never been in an accident. All the glass was good. It even sported the faded Korean War chrome. The interior was well used but in relatively good condition. It still had the ignition switch label and rubber floor mats. I managed to get photos of the numbers and hope this will help O_D with his data base; although, the BDN is hard to read. Maybe someone can enhance it for him. I noticed something peculiar about the Briggs number and the vehicle number, they are the same. The vehicle number plate looked original, but the stampings looked new. Also, it had the paint and trim codes stamped, and they looked too fresh too. It sold for $4,000.

The '40 club sedan was another original car. The paint has a few issues, but still shines nicely. The interior was nice with maybe the seats being recovered sometime in the past. It looked to be all there and in good condition. No overdrive. I managed to get a good photo of the vehicle number plate. It was originally sold in Vallejo, California. Vallejo, on the other side of the bay from San Francisco, had a naval shipyard there from the 1860s to when the Bay Area was demilitarized. Maybe an admiral or general's car? It did not sell and the high bid was $23,000.

The third Packard was a street rod or restro rod '38 super eight. The plackard said "120", but it was clearly a senior model. Looked like it was a nice one, too nice to to modify. It had not gone on the block when I was there, but it would be interesting to see what this thing brought.

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Posted on: 2014/12/14 13:45
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Re: Seen at the Mecham Auction in Austin
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JW, thanks for the photos of the numbers. From 1951 thru 1954 the Briggs and VN almost always match, unlike the just postwar years.

Posted on: 2014/12/14 13:52
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Re: Seen at the Mecham Auction in Austin
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The 37 sold for $91k

Posted on: 2014/12/14 14:16
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