Re: I'm new, and looking for advice on a purchase

Posted by HH56 On 2014/9/28 20:23:19

It is a 200 but IMO, that looks to be quite a project and maybe not the best for your first -- unless you are very talented or have a good support group close by. Hard to say what it would take to make it run. A lot depends on how and why it was parked. If it was just driven there and hasn't moved since it might run with some basic work but also could get expensive. If it was parked for a reason you need to find out why or what quit.

Can't see details too well so maybe only flat tires but it appears to be sitting very close to the ground. I would wonder why it is so low and if there is a lot of rust in the frame or if the floor pans or other rust prone areas are totally gone.

As an aside, I was your age and driving a 51 400 in high school. Back then it was just an old car and definitely not one any self respecting teenager would covet what with Fords and Chevys being the norm where I grew up. Today it would be unique to say the least so you might gather a following. The ad says it is an automatic. Packards Ultramatic is not a performance transmission but rather one designed for smoothness. Leisurely acceleration is an apt description of the movement leaving a stop sign. I will say that in spite of the typical teenage tortures given that poor car -- and believe me, I was not kind to it -- it never made me walk home.