Few more new ones:

1954 Cavalier in New Hampshire. Ad lists it incorrectly as a 1952. Decent car, but needs quite a bit of work. See some rust in the floors.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/6011775802220631/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post

1940 110 Sedan in Akron, OH. Like my first Packard, but considerably nicer. Mine was a bondoed over rust bucket. Pretty nice original interior, but probably way overpriced:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1211067906432659/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post

1937 115C sedan in Alabama. Nicely restored, but do not like the leather interior and is way overpriced for this model:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1303228646889770/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post

Exceptionally nice 1953 Cavalier in Omaha, NE. Attractive colors, just listed today;

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/505379778402927/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post

Totally restored 1948 Custom 8 Convertible Victoria also in Omaha. Just listed and is stunning. But I do not like wire wheels on these cars. Not correct for the period.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/693557385763096/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post

Streetrodded 1939 120 in TX. I say yuck, but maybe someone else likes it. At least it does not appear that they altered the body, which appears to be really solid:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1187003208907494/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post

Nicely restored 1956 Patrician in CA. Looks sharp, but not sure color is correct. Price seems reasonable if car is as nice as in the photos:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3286659968213558/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post

Here is something else wrong with it. I think it is way overpriced. It has been for sale in Hemmings for months.

I see an AACA Senior badge on the car. This confirms my longtime suspicion that the judging at AACA national meets is somewhat lacking. They will give an award to a car as long as it is shiny enough, but that doesn't necessarily mean it is 100% authentic. Which it should be for that level of an award.

Here are pictures of the front seat and door panels. Door panels don't look correct to me; can anyone comment?

There is a Packard of the same model on Hemmings right now. Asking price is 135K, but it is an award winning restoration and appears considerably nicer.

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/packard/733/2541708.html

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Seller is asking $59K. Car is now on PAC website classifieds.

I'm looking at this 1930 Packard 733 Convertible Coupe and would like opinions as to its fair market value. It is described as an older (about 15 years) restoration in excellent mechanical condition. Please see attached photos. Will appreciate any guidance.

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Here are a few recent postings on FB which may be of interest. All have been posted in the last few days:

1953 Henney Junior Hearse in VT. Rough, but looks like it has some potential:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1221769928724770/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post

Very nice 1940 120 Convertible Coupe located in MA. If I was in the market for a Packard right now, I would definitely have a look at this one. I believe that this car may have belonged to a late friend of mine back in the early 1980's. It was an extremely solid original car.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/894752611551668/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post

1937 Twelve limo in CT. Looks outstanding:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/886795542324597/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post

1953 Clipper Deluxe Sedan in IN. Runs, and looks solid, but needs cosmetics

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1241597323113554/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post

Very nice 1948 Custom 8 sedan in GA. Ad states 68K original miles:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/519647796642402/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post

1954 Clipper Super Panama HT parts car in IL. Very rough, but might yield useable parts:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/891382115322586/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post

Looks like fun. Thanks for sharing. But one rotten section and the fun could end rather abruptly. Or you get a real daredevil on the course who gets airborne and flies off the track. I'll bet that is what finally happened.

I heard that that is how board track motorcycle racing eventually ended in the early part of the last century. The wooden tracks were exposed to weather and would quickly deteriorate. Rotted sections would give way, leading to horrific accidents during races. Imagine hitting a pile of lumber at 90 mph. Ouch!

Ok, so the car I posted the picture of is an 1108 Individual Custom as opposed to an 1107. I reread Turnquist's book and on Page 105, there is a picture of a 1934 1107 Twelve Convertible Sedan. The caption indicates that it is Dietrich designed, but Packard built. It does not have the radical veed windshield of the 1108 cars. So, Dietrich did the design work (he was on their payroll as a design consultant), but Packard built this model in house. According to Turnquist, it was the 1108's that were built by the Murray owned Dietrich plant and supplied to Packard. These are the Packards at the top of the food chain, so to speak.

I've been reading this stuff for years, but I still get confused by all of Packard's model designations. It is really complicated!

West Peterson: I know that Ray Dietrich turned out a number of designs for Packard during his career, but I always thought that the 1932-1934 Twelves were special because of the radical styling of the body. Here is a picture of a 1934 Twelve Convertible Sedan by Dietrich that I found on the internet. These cars are literally priceless. Well, maybe not totally priceless, but this is coming from a guy who drives a 1939 Six!

I also had a question on the 1936 Dietrich Convertible Sedan that was produced on the 120 chassis. I always thought that Dietrich had done the design work under contract and that Packard had built the car in house. Or was the body actually built by Murray and then supplied to Packard? Wondering if you had knowledge of this particular model.

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This tag was used on factory bodied Packards for a brief period in the early 1930's. Packard was trying to lure buyers away from the custom coachbuilders and tout the luxury and quality of its own factory produced bodies. So, it was sort of a marketing ploy. These would not have been used on one of the Dietrich bodies.