Re: Are people insane???

Posted by Eric Boyle On 2009/6/8 14:00:01

As time goes on, I notice that people will say and do anything to get their car sold, check out this "Prototype 1953 Packard" it's enough to make you sick!

That's it, when I get the Speedster done I'm going to advertise it as a "1936 Packard Vincent Prototype Speedster" and have it start out at a $100,000.00 bid and see if it goes up higher. I wouldn't be bitching about it except that I read a thread over at the H.A.M.B. where the guy who actually built the car was commenting on what had been done to it-

"I built a 52 or 53 fordor for a guy out of Philly, who later moved to Florida. Les Miller was his name. I started out doing it as a nice looking mild custom, Burgundy pearl, pinkish color scallops, just lowered, smoothed, and WWW with caddy caps. Nice!
Later, he got bitten by a "bug" and had it subframed, and tubbed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brought it back, to have it converted to a 2 door, though he didnt' want to change the doors. Then decided to chop it, but saw Billy Gibbons Copperhead, and decided to do it as a business coupe style body (shortened roof). Did all that, against my better judgement, did some other crazy stuff to it, put in a Bill Mitchell racing engine, and then he saw Rick Dore's Caddy. So he wanted it painted a sunshine yellow pearl, light on top fading to a deeper yellow/orange on bottom.
Then put Razberry Candy flames on it. Yuck!
Yeah, it looked like a circus car. I can post pics of it later, if you like, I'll have to look for them (I think I hid them away to prevent embarrassment!)
Anyway, it'll show you what NOT to do to a Packard!

Anyone in Fl. know what happened to it? "

The whole thread is Here