Re: Opinion How Far gone is to far gone??

Posted by bkazmer On 2018/1/2 9:29:39

Packard parts are a pain in the butt compared to "catalog cars" like 55-57 Chevy, Model A, etc. That said, the trim parts for a 40 Junior are not that difficult by Packard standards. The big volume (by Packard standards) 110 and 120 use many of the same parts.

As a previous poster noted, a correct interior is not cheap if this is required. Wool broadcloth, woodgraining, and repro molded plastic are all doable, but pricey, particularly compared to market value of a 110 closed car.

Only mechanical quirk is the column shifter and its funky tendencies if worn. There's a lot of info on it in prior threads.