Re: How many cars like this will realistically be saved?

Posted by Mike On 2012/7/14 9:35:30

This is exactly how these cars end up as street rods (which doesnt bother me, since they were likely going to the bailer anyway.)

Someone wanting a hotrod that can't afford a 32 ford or an old chevy finds this car, when the guy gets wore down to 2k, and does the fabricating of the SBC install, etc himself and with friends, and the car stays on the road.

Even as or more likely now, a rat rodder buys it or trades some cars for it and keeps the original motor in it, drops it, loves/keeps the patina, and adds some pinstripping.

I'd say it's not going to get restored (especially since packard ownership is graying and not really a lot of new blood looking to jump into an expensive restore) but i wouldn't say that it won't live on and rack up some more miles in one form or another.