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Anyone taken note of the article on the 1942 120 convertible in the May 2010 Hemmings being called a CLIPPER, and stating that that body was the only 1942 style exempted from Clipper styling?

Chuckle... Been taking HMN since I was a teen (which, along with the renewal fees will get you a renewal and a hat or T-shirt at Hershey that includes a hat or a T-shirt...)

On one hand the change to include magazine type content a few years ago was kind of nice, but the staff there really does not seem to have a command of the older stuff, and I really don't care about a lot of what they do cover, so if given my druthers I would rather have them cut that out, and drop the subscription back a bit but I doubt that will happen. I don't expect them to be really knowledgeable about the older stuff, most of the editorial staff is not into it.

I do get annoyed, however when they make material mistakes in identification or description of cars they cover at auction. I take those reviews with a grain of salt but some may consider it gospel... The reports are best used as entertainment only unless you accept these opinions as expert - I guess I don't.

But the best bathroom reader ever put to print!!

I noticed it (having a 1941 120 I tend to keep an eye out for anything "Packard") and was very curious about the author pointing out the 120 script on the below the hood.

A friend of mine, who shall remain nameless so as to preserve his self-esteem, had a 1942 160 convertible with sidemounts. It was a good driver, but needed a new leather interior, a new top, and a good paint job. Within a year or two of him selling it, it was given "Classic" status and the price increased ten-fold. He was sorry he sold it and I felt even worse because I didn't have the $3500.00 he sold it for. It did not have Clipper styling. I will ask if he still has a picture of that car.

The author was certainly contradicting himself, calling it a Clipper then stating it was exempt from Clipper styling. Of course, what he meant was that the convertible coupe body was the only style exempt from Clipper styling.

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For the 1942 model year (20th Series) Packard also offered the Super Eight 160 and Custom Super Eight 180 Sedan and Limousine body styles based on the Clipper superseded body styling along with the above mentioned Convertible Coupe.

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Yes, but only the convertible was exempt from Clipper styling.

The 1942 convertible was not the only model exempt from Clipper styling. The 160 and 180 7 passenger sedan, formal sedan, 160 and 180 limousines were all old-style (non-Clipper) 1941 bodies with very minor grill changes.

Am I missing something here?

RB writes:
"Within a year or two of him selling it, it was given "Classic" status and the price increased ten-fold."

Well of course that would happen. Probably because the person he sold it to was the same person in charge of making such status decisions or thusly associated?????

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No. I am. For some reason I was thinking there was a Clipper 7-passenger sedan and limousine, but now I realize they didn't do that until after the war. My mistake.