Re: 1942 120 convertible badged as 160

Posted by JD in KC On 2014/8/23 8:49:20

Without more information on what specifically has been done to the 120, I can't comment on the OP's original question.

In regards to O_D's question on value, I will comment as if I were the potential buyer. In general I agree with all the previous posts.

If it's a 120 with the original data plate that has had some cosmetic bolt-on changes that can easily be reversed, I would be willing to pay 120 prices and would reverse the changes. I'm not a militant purist (to quote another well known poster) but I wouldn't want a 120 that's trying to look like a 160.

If it's a 120 that has had major changes; windows, dash plastic, 356 engine, etc. but still retains an original 120 data plate, I wouldn't be interested simply because of the additional cost to return it to original.

If it's a 120 that has had major changes as above and has a 160 body style number on the data plate, I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole. That's a fraud on wheels.

In any case I wouldn't pay a 160 price and would be negotiating on the 120 price depending on how much it would cost to return the car to 120 status. I doubt that as a buyer I would come to agreement with the seller on price.

Someone who only drives the car in 4th of July parades and shows it at local cruise nights (where there are very few Packard people around to comment on the car) might have an entirely different view of the comparative values.