West,

Saw your car last year in Wisconsin. Thanks for keeping us up to speed on your issue with the door. Sorry it happened but I learned something about just how solidly these cars are built. There must be some difference in the Senior and Junior latches as I don't believe my 41 110 has any secondary latches. I am now checking the tightness on my 4 door touring sedan and did find the right rear latch was loose.

West,

I was pleased to see your car at Oconomowoc. We came up just for the Saturday show and enjoyed the variety and quality of cars there. We drove up in my 41 TuTone Green 110 touring sedan but did not display it. I took several shots of your car and was delighted to hear you are putting it on the road. It is always an adventure but to quote Jay Leno, "The fun is in getting to the destination" and even more rewarding to get home! Thanks for sharing the stopping points on your trips.

Earlier this month the AACA group organized a trip , a "Brighton Run" to Brighton Wisconsin. It was a beautiful crisp day as over 100 cars descended on the back roads to Brighton which has a saloon called Jedde's Bar, a church and graveyard. The church hosted a huge turkey dinner and the bar served up 6 buck margarita's to all the passengers. We did not visit boot hill.

West,

Saw your car Saturday @ Oconomowoc Wisconsin AACA show. Did not put 2 and 2 together that is was your car. Glad to hear you made the trip somewhat uneventfully. Is the interior on your original? We came up for the day and saw some fine automobiles. Didn't seem to be a lot of Packard's there but I heard there was some bad weather earlier in the week which might have thinned the herd.
Good luck on finding the luggage rack part.

Rob Troxel
Lake Forest, Il

41 110 Touring Sedan
41 160 Convert

I am very appreciative of all your comments and advice. Amazing to me what you guys could see just from the dealer photos.
I do think the side mounts make this car look even better. Fact is though that one would need to do a fair amount of work to get this 180 back on track. I'd rather find one already done right.

West,

I appreciate your reality check on the 180. No overdrive is a big deal for this car. I would need a professional opinion on the engine as well. Given that this is a dealer car, I too doubt the price would drop enough to cover the fixes needed. Incidentally, the upholstery job would get you by but the more I look at it, I'd have to replace that very soon too. Thanks Rob

Well you summed up my feelings pretty well. A little (or a lot) of unwinding the "improvements" Still the pricing seems low.

Nice enough '40 160 but still a model down from the 180 I saw

Hello All,

last week I went and took a look at this car. It is a driver and in pretty good shape.

http://volocars.com/inventory.php?search

This 180 came out of an estate in Wisconsin. They are asking $37900 for the car. What do you all think? There are many pictures in the dealer listing link above. Somewhere along the way, an aftermarket A/C was installed along with a stereo. Car has been converted to a 12 Volt system. Interior was also redone many years ago. (just OK result) Given what you can see, what is the consensus on the price? Seems like a great deal considering it is a 180. Pwr windows work, full wood window surrounds are in great shape. No center glass divider or jump seats though there is a pull down door in the front seatback containing the foot rests.

This has been quite an education for me. The EBay seller did modify his description on the car. Nowadays a 2*4 carb set up with batwing air cleaner would bring some big bucks. Thanks to all of you stepping up to help!

Thanks Brian and Owen and HH56. What kicked off this discussion was this ad in Ebay for a 56 Caribbean Coupe.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171204813157?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

The current owner is unsure of what he has as far as the original engine so I was thinking of bidding but there are some features on this car that do not add up. Any thoughts? Current owner seems like a stand up guy who wants to correct his listing if needed.

Regards to all.

Rob Troxel
Lake Forest, Illinois