Re: Are prices trending downwards for late 1930's Packards ?

Posted by Brian Wilson On 2019/6/28 5:49:54

Yes, well said.

I bought my 1941 120 Club Coupe with open eyes. Somebody else had put a lot of work into it - possibly spent more than it was worth. I paid what I thought was a fair price, knowing that if anything its value is falling.

Nevertheless, I enjoy tinkering with it and it seems to evoke positive feelings in a lot of people who see it on the road. To me, it oozes class unlike any modern car. Maybe that's just me. When I get too old and feeble to enjoy it, I'll sell it. Hopefully, to somebody who will enjoy it like I do. I'll most likely take a bath on the price I sell it for. I don't really care, because I will have had my fun. Who can put a price on that?

Shortly after I got the Coupe, my wife announced that there was no way she would drive it - being left hand drive and manual shift, and no power steering.

My response was to buy a 1956 Clipper in right hand drive with automatic shift. Also a lovely car to drive but - predictably - a futile move. Again I like that car a lot, enjoy driving it and it seems to give pleasure to people who see it out on the road. I have no illusions about its future value. Heck, it's not worth much now and probably even less in the future.

We're fortunate to be able to enjoy such things. The bureaucrats haven't managed to banish us from the roads yet, but they will keep trying. Some regard us as antisocial and hastening the demise of our planet by polluting the air. Rubbish.

Brian