Looks nice, but there's some good honest wear and tear.

Hopefully those straight-8's run cooler than the Ford flathead V8's. I'm dealing with one at the moment.

I'm definitely not confident on getting it, but I'm keen. Fingers crossed!

I have to say, I prefer the dashes with the cluster of circular instruments, but besides that, it's hard to fault with respect to styling.

Cheers, Lloyd

Hi Roger,

Thanks for following this up. The car has an interesting history. I was also fairly keen on a late '30's coupe or coupe convertible. There isn't a lot to choose from down here in Oz! I don't really care if it's RHD or LHD, since I'm comfortable driving LHD.

Shannons advertised the car as having vinyl seats, whereas Theodore Bruce say it's leather as per factory. I'm pretty sure it's leather.

The provenance on the vehicle is fascinating. Most lose this info over the years, but it's nice that this vehicle still has its history to go with it.

There's a stunning regatta-blue 1937 Super-8 1501 for sale in the US, but I'm thinking that'll go for about 5 times my budget.


Cheers, Lloyd

Thanks fellas. That has confirmed my suspicions. It just didn't look right. I'd obviously prefer the burred elm finish, as it looks better and it's factory. Not sure if I'm up to doing a professional job (even though they have a young blonde showing you just how easy it is!). My concern is, if the dash isn't original, what else isn't?!

Thanks again.

Cheers, Lloyd

Hi folks.

First day of membership here. A great resource! I'm contemplating buying my first Packard - a 1937 120 coupe convertible (RHD) in Australia. My reluctance is my lack of knowledge on Packards - particularly in not recognising what is factory and what isn't. The car I'm looking at "appears" to my novice eyes to be very tidy and original, although the timber on the dashboard looks to be of a much heavier grain than others that I have seen on line. I'm no expert, but it looks like an oak with a heavy black grain running through it (a bit like 'pitch pine' if that's a term that's recognised). I've seen some that look more like burred walnut (maybe that's the 'senior' series). And maybe there was a different timber used on export cars.

See pic attached.

The car is being auctioned so it may be out of my reach, but I thought I'd ask, just in case.

Cheers,

Lloyd
(Fremantle, Western Australia)

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