Re: Good price, considerations for 1936 Packard 120 Luxury Touring Sedan

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2018/12/3 18:07:44

Hi Dconnor

Welcome to the Packard site. I am also quite new to Packard, having purchased a '39 Six about 3 years ago. Since then I have learned a lot about the fine pedigree of the Packard automobile and the company who made them, mostly from the vast knowledge network of the members on Packard info. I researched Packards for months on the internet and winnowed through literally hundreds of sales listings before actually going out and kicking tires on 'real' vehicles. The car I ended up buying was advertised as a 120 and based on that, I went to view at it. Armed with all the different models wheel base measurements, the first thing I did was measure the for-sale car and it was 122", which excluded it from being a 120. It also had the seller doing some serious backpedaling and we then came to an agreement on price once it was established that the car was a Six. Had I not done my homework, I would undoubtedly have paid a premium price for an 'other than advertised' Packard, after which, it would have been too late. All the forgoing advice comes from folks who have bought one or more Packards and they certainly know of what they speak. My point is to be careful, take your time, research the heck out of your 'target car' and, as hard as it is with Packards, try not to fall in love with a prospect car, because as good as something can look on a buying visit, the list of what can be wrong with an +/-80 year old vehicle, is pretty significant. Best of luck in your search.