Re: Results of Benoy Auction?

Posted by LINC400 On 2009/8/24 12:30:30

I was at the auction in person hoping to buy a Packard. I wanted a 2 door and there were only 2. A 1956 400 which quickly went out of my price range at $10,800, and a 1956 Clipper Super which did not run at $3,000. Most of the cars were not too bad, but I'm sure nowhere near as good as they looked in pictures. If the exterior was not bad, the interior was not good. Better interior, worse exterior. Only one 1956 Patrician had an excellent original interior that it looked like nothing would need to be done. Exterior was no so good. While they started some of the other cars, absolutely none of the Packards were started, not even ones that were supposedly driveable. I was not comfortable bidding higher than $10,000 for a car that they would not even start. Plus while the 400 was decent, it still needed some bodywork, interior work, new parts, and rechroming, assuming it was actually driveable. The 400 and a 1955 Patrician (with unoriginal velour interior that sat on that lot for years) ended up in a bid war between the same 2 guys, and both went for too much in my opinion. Some of the 4 door Packards went for lower prices, and most were bought by the same guy (a phone bidder I think). Some of those might have been the only deals. I was wondering if they would show up later on Ebay. The 1948 Limo was in much better shape than the 1946, so I was surprised that the '46 sold for more. I guess people just don't like the bathtubs. The 1953 limo was an absolute basket case, although it supposedly had a rebuilt engine that also was not started. I also looked at a 77 or 78 Toronado XS with moonroof. It needed work and leaked so bad that my pants got soaked from just sitting in it. It went for over $2,000.