Re: Various CL Pickings

Posted by shinyhubcap On 2016/10/12 11:48:24

YOU WANT A PACKARD ?

Understandable - by the start of World War One, Packard had become a legend for its ability to "deliver" owner satisfaction.

But how to get one ? Today, the market for Packards, especially big sedans, has started to decline. There is less and less demand, as there are less of us who remember how Packards ran when they were in service.

So - in my view, the time is ripe to buy one !

But what kind of Packard ? I suggest...ANY kind of Packard that is within your price range.

With this qualification...buy a properly maintained one !

I have not kept up on current actual sale prices. I do know "something" about what it takes to get a derelict back into service.

At the risk of repeating what has been discussed here and elsewhere, even if you do much or even most of the labor yourself, you cannot possibly get a satisfying car out of a derelict, for THREE times the cost of what a decent one could be bought for.

There are two many cases of people leaving our hobby in disgust, of partially restored but still unuseable (and unsaleable) derelicts.....

Don't let the absurdly high prices CLAIMED at auctions color your impression of the old car hobby. The best way to make a fast million in the old car hobby..is start with TWO million and QUIT quick before it is all gone....!