Re: Chevy into Packard

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2011/1/7 18:27:29
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cortcomp wrote:
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Rusty O\'Toole wrote:
I have a feeling that a year or 2 from now someone will be trying to sell a 37 Packard with a chev engine, and be ticked off that not only can he not recoup the cost of conversion, but the car is worth less than when he started.

Of course by that time the original engine, transmission, rear axle, radiator etc will be long gone to the junk yard (who wants that old junk?) so it will be practically impossible to restore the car, or get its value back.


Isn't that the case with the 37 coupe with the nailhead? Just a little too much for a hot rod, and not enough left to make it a packard. Well said.


Ran into a good example a while back. Owner had a 56 sedan with a Buick V8 and Turbo hydramatic. He figured, I paid $3500 for the car then spent $4500 having the engine and trans put in, so the value must be $3500+$4500 = $8000. I offered $2500. He was so ticked off he refused to speak to me. Next, he put the car on Ebay. Top bid, $2200.

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