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I agree. But on the positive side... having two less cylinders in this age of very expensive gasoline could be made into a selling point.

Dave, do you mean, someone will buy a 1947 Clipper to save fuel costs?


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OK, maybe the car isn't the top of the line and some of you may cast aspersions upon it, but it is still a good, high-quality automobile and a good driver. So whether a 6-cylinder Packard is to blame for the demise of the company is not relevant to the needs of this seller.

Since it is unlikely that this car will attract buyers from long distances, I think you might consider concentrating on the local market. Detail it as best you can and put it out in public places for lots of people to see. Give a lot of details about the car, tell people how much fun it is to drive, and remind people that Packard was once a top-end luxury car.

According to NADA, your car is valued between $4,700 (low), $10,500 (average), and $19,200 (high). Figure out what your bottom-line price is and justify it via NADA.

These, in the words of Randerson, are my 2 cents.

If someone wants the best value for a vintage DRIVER the 6 cylinder Packards are at the top of the list in my opinion.
We have owned V8, 8 and 6 cylinder Packards over the years. The one we keep is a 1940 110 with overdrive.
A classic no, Expensive no,
Rare no, but a great driver with all the style of a Packard.
And:
It is 100% reliable, economical, comfortable, smooth, and of high quality.
Present and sell yours with confidence.
Just a thought.
John

If someone wants the best value for a vintage DRIVER the 6 cylinder Packards are at the top of the list in my opinion.
We have owned V8, 8 and 6 cylinder Packards over the years. The one we keep is a 1940 110 with overdrive.
A classic no, Expensive no,
Rare no, but a great driver with all the style of a Packard.
And:
It is 100% reliable, economical, comfortable, smooth, and of high quality.
Present and sell yours with confidence.
Just a thought.
John

It most certainly is a high quality car and I never said that it wasn't, nor did I cast any aspersions or denigrate it in any way. To the diligent, if one were to look back a year or so, one might well see an ad I posted looking for a Clipper Six, and furthermore some other posts contemplating the installation of a 6 cylinder, which I consider superior in some respects to the smaller inline 8s and more trouble free than the V8s, in a '55 or '56. I'll go even farther and say that I consider the Packard 6 cyl the finest flathead six ever made. But it is also a fact that many hardcore (are there any other kind?) Packard enthusiasts to this very day blame the Packard Six, Packard 110 and Clipper 6 for a diminution of Packard prestige that some (not I) feel ultimately contributed to the downfall of the company, and that clear "prejudice" against the 6 may very well factor into some Packard buyers' decision, and I opined that it might, and being that the OP asked why the car was not selling, it is a relevant factor. That said, I myself personally consider it a very desirable car, as John above has said, however it is also an indisputable fact that some Packard aficionados may well not. My $.03