Re: Various CL Pickings

Posted by BryanMoran On 2014/9/9 16:27:42

Whether those are touring sedans or Limousines, we can agree they are LWB cars and not the 'normal' length.

I bought my 1942 180 Limousine for $2000 and will have $3000 to get it transported, so I am in for $5000, obviously.

I think $13,000 is too high, and the market will advise him accordingly. But I am also often wrong. It just takes one passionate person to buy it at + $10,000.

I don't see it happening though. The 1941 LWB car is a nice looker too. But unless you are very wealthy with disposable income, these cars will not be getting correctly restored. I expect to drop about $80,000 into my restoration and when done, it might be worth $35,000 and even then there will only be a pool of buyers I can count on one hand. Sad but true.

So I am just not sure where these LWB folks get these prices? Price guides are worthless for this reason.

There is a fellow on the AACA Packard Buy/Sell that has a 1942 180 Limousine for sale, and I think he is north of $10,000 as well and it's in worse condition then these 2.

Lots of parts, which he added up and added to the price of the car.