Re: 1949 Custom Eight Touring Sedan

Posted by Joe W On 2009/7/22 12:02:57

Thanks guys for the information. The engine number is G-601499 and seems to fall within the range quoted. It is a pretty awesome vehicle judging from the photos. The seller has even posted shots of the undercarriage, and it is is superb condition for its age. I have wrenched cars since I was a kid, my father's age and lack of interest in doing it himself got me started with fixing his cars. Only recently have I resorted to dealerships or garages to work on my cars. These old ones I think I understand pretty well. But thanks for the advice about having it inspected. I am hoping that the seller will let me put down a small down payment with final sale subject to my inspection. The auction ends this weekend and I can't get to it before then. If not, than either it doesn't sell and gets relisted and I go and inspect it or it sells and I continue looking for one.

This particular car has wire wheels. Were they an extra cost option offered by the dealership?

My father did own two Packards, hence my interest in them over other makes. One was a pre-war 7 passenger limo I think was a 1941 180 that he bought when I was a baby and got rid of when maintenance became an issue for him. The other was an early Caribbean two door in black over yellow that got abandoned when we moved to Calif. in 1959. I miss that limo, what a truly great car it was. I still remember it today, some 55 years later.