Re: Value of a 1956 executive sedan

Posted by Craig Hendrickson On 2013/7/8 13:31:07

Nice looking Exec. I wouldn't mind having it myself given that everything checks out. But, I wouldn't pay $8K for a 4dr sedan. If it were a 2dr HT, maybe.

For point of reference, I paid $5,500 for my 55 Pat 14 years ago and prices have gone up/down since then, so the prices are probably about the same now as then. But even with the upgrades I've done to my Pat (front disc brakes, MPB dual master replacement for BTV, Olds HV oil pump conversion, modern stereo with sub-woofer, etc), I doubt I could get $8K for it, except on a very good day. If it were a 55 Chevy in the same condition with same mods, I could probably get 4+ times that. It's a Supply & demand thing, i.e., Chevies are in demand, Packards are not. Of course my 55 Pat is 4+ times the car than the corresponding Chevy ever thought about being.

Craig