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Someone got to the Henny and hour before I did, she is gone. I will go pout for a bit.

1954 2 door with continental kit. It looks fairly nice in the pictures but according to the seller it has some issues
atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/5295929486.html

This car has visible issues beyond what the seller states. Neither of the car's colors was offered by Packard in 1954, but then again there's nothing like rattlecan resale red to jazz up a car's looks. By the door jamb plaque it is a 1954 Clipper Sportster, yet it has all the front end trim of a senior Packard, the hood ornament, peaked headlamp doors and grille flutes. Just what is that bright trim on the "B" pillar? There's more styling "improvements" at the rear. The continental kit is aftermarket, possibly homemade, and most likely whatever they did to mount the kit caused them to eliminate the gas tank and replace it with a trunk-mounted fuel cell. And while they're at it, why not give it Carribeanesque twin antennas and also graft 1956 Clipper taillights onto it? It still might be a fun car for a cruise night among the customizers, but among Packard buffs it's a rolling identity crisis.

"Rolling identity crisis"

Well I'll be honest I don't have a very good eye for postwar vehicles. If it's prewar (where my interest is) I do a lot better. I don't know why but I've a very hard time telling 50's cars apart to begin with. The reason I posted this 1 is because you don't see continental kits every day, but I sure didn't identify the identity crisis on this 1.

Someone please save this nice documented 52 before the owner drops a corvette engine in it:
stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/5296003472.html

37 115 touring sedan $15k
jacksonville.craigslist.org/cto/5296672871.html

From the auction listing:

1950 Packard Deluxe 8 Sedan. Straight 8 cylinder original assembly powerplant. Complete restoration minus engine rebuild. 64001 original miles. Runs great, drives even better. Seller classifies as #2 automobile.

Although a traditional auction, (located at 1170 E. 152nd St in Cleveland, Ohio) you can apparently also submit bids in real-time via the web beginning at 10AM tomorrow.

Hi

From the L.A. area:

First, a restorable '30's Twelve wanted, if you have a spare:
losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/cto/5295232643.html

A tale of two 200 sedans:
A '51, nicely restored, incorrect by attractive interior, pricey:
losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/5296165259.html

A '52, sunburned and neglected, but still pricey:
losangeles.craigslist.org/ant/cto/5284027953.html

A gorgeous '55 Caribbean, in Chicago now, just the thing to cruise Sunset Boulevard:
losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/5297080089.html

A '56 Patrician, project, Dirt Cheap!:
losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/5281078788.html

Steve

49 hearse
fargo.craigslist.org/cto/5297638726.html

For those keeping score, the above mentioned 1950 Deluxe Eight sold at auction this morning for $15K (plus 10% buyer's premium). That seems rather pricey for a 23rd series on the short wheelbase, but what do I know?