Re: power steering on 51 400

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2010/9/2 19:54:16

In 1951 only one car in the world offered power steering and it wasn't Packard, it was Chrysler. So no it will never be authentic. However this will not affect the value unless it is a real museum piece in fact for many buyers it will enhance the value.

It is not an aftermarket conversion because it uses factory parts, just parts that were not available that year.

If the changeover was done by a good mechanic it should be as safe and reliable as a factory installation since everything was engineered and tested by the factory, for what was substantially the same car.

It would be fair if you sell the car, to tell the buyer that power steering was not available on that model but was added later. This may seem obvious but some liars would try to pass it off as a rare prototype or custom job or some such fairy tale. This kind of thing can cause a lot of confusion and should be discouraged,