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Gosh, I wish I could understand why folks repaint cars in two-tone that were never available in two-tone when new, and which don't have the body lines to support a two-tone paint scheme.

The air horns are a nice touch too. JWL

JWL, that's a Sparton 3-tone, they were available in several tunes. My 4-tone Sparton plays "How Dry I am". Electric, not air. Nifty little gadgets of the era.

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and he claims "Never restored - Excellent original condition"

Apparently, we all have different versions of original. Nice lines on the car - it would look great in the correct color!

Those colors really flabber my gast! But why would you re-do the seat and put a whole new pattern on it? You wanting to go to leather is 1 thing but making a 80's cushion design...
But I really like the 1936 120 coupes. I had 1 and I miss it. 1 of these days I'm in the market again for a 35 or 36 120 coupe.

Someone had commented earlier on radiator shells being chromed vs. painted and there seemed to be some question as to which was MORE correct. I posted that I thought the painted shells look more contiguous and 'natural'. That 2-tone paint scheme on the coupe really makes the point that when you separate the shell from the rest of the front end (with different coloured paint OR chrome) it really takes away from the 'smoothness' of the lines of the car. I guess if Packard did it at the factory, there must have been SOME support for it being a classy look, but I think the shells are too 'thick' to not carry the same colour as the main body paint. Just my humble opinion, mind you....

What is completely misunderstood by too many 1930's car owners is that two-tones where the fenders and even radiator shell were painted a contrasting color from the body went out of favor after 1932. The leader in monochromatic color schemes was the '32 Graham Blue Streak. The idea was to present a unified, streamlined, modern look rather than visually separate elements with color as had been done before.

That upholstery pattern in the '36 120B sport coupe looks very 1970's, like something in a Malibu Classic. Wonder if that was the wife's idea?

To how great a solid color 120 looks, a '37:
https://mattoon.craigslist.org/cto/d/effingham-1937-packard-model-120/6926029002.html

A '51 Patrician, good project start:
https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/indianapolis-1951-packard-200/6942006919.html

A '56 Executive sedan, partially completed project to finish:
https://syracuse.craigslist.org/cto/d/marathon-1956-packard-executive/6936571917.html

Steve

That 51 Patrician looks to have been converted to a stick shift. JWL

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Right. I saw the motor and thought it was driving a small compressor.

1923 coupe for a very reasonable price
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/neilton-1923-packard-coupe/6945360902.html