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In the Q&A section the seller notes it is in fact not a Super Eight.

Thanks JD, I didn't read that far. For those unfamiliar with Packard's shenanigans resulting from the poor sales of the Light Eight in 1932, the 32 Eight short wheelbase was 129-1/2, as was 1934. But the Light Eight was 127 and for 1933 in order to use up left over Light Eight sedan bodies for the base 5-pass sedan the wheelbase shrunk back to 127, same as the Light Eight had used the year before. Big clue is the shape of the rear quarter window.

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Not often I would take issue with one of O_D's assessments but:

"For those unfamiliar with Packard's shenanigans resulting from the poor sales of the Light Eight in 1932,..."

Quite the contrary, the '32 Light Eight sold only too well, accounting for 40.7% of their total production but doing so as terrible money losers! From their original introductory Sedan prices of $1,750, adjustment came quickly to $1,895...still giving away the factory. The '31 826 comparable '32 901 sales plummeted 35%, suggesting the Light Eight cannibalized sales from its next higher sister model....the Depression did the rest.

The '33 1001's were simply restyled '32 Light Eights just to utilize the tooling in hopes of recouping some of their investments, this time at $2,150 to $2,250. It might be fair also to say it displaced the singular 129.5" wb 901 sedan successor for '33. At 1,881 units, they were still giving away the store on each one out the door.

Steve

I find the painted radiator shell more nauseating than turning it into a street rod.

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Not many 22nd Series Custom Eights come up for sale cheap:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/4636208764.html

More typical for bathtubs:
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/4594733571.html

Steve

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A couple '55 Clipper hardtops, same seller.

A Super Panama:
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/4585662310.html

A Custom Constellation:
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/4585655231.html

A nice '55 400, decent looking, decent driver, realistic price:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/4631046200.html

A tatty '53 Clipper two door:
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/4568676533.html

A tatty '51 200 Deluxe sedan, might be a good driver, he's looking for trades:
http://racine.craigslist.org/cto/4613517152.html

A nice-looking '51 200 sedan, not much to go on for the price, could be good:
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/4584295153.html

Steve

Some comments about these cars:

The Panama looks pretty sound, while the Constellation is pretty rough, as is the '53. The '51 looks pretty good for the price and I sure hope whoever buys it leaves it intact. The blue '51 looks very nice and a bad price either.

Which gets me to the best of the lot -- the 1955 400. It isn't perfect, but it looks real sound and if someone were looking for a low-cost driver, one couldn't do much better!

Thank you for sharing.

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MrBumble, thanks for your encouraging comments, hope these good cars find good new owners.....and that '55 400 is tempting, what a nice car for the price!

More 22nd Series Custom Eights that need to be saved:

A bit of a mess, likely rust-free NM car:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/cto/4635660628.html

Truly a mess, but should be saved:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/4633241547.html

To reiterate:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/4636208764.html

For a 356 to drive now, a '40 160:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/4632530775.html

Steve

Here are some from Virginia:

This one sounds a lot better in the ad than it actually appears in the pics:

http://fredericksburg.craigslist.org/cto/4534007374.html

Here is a modified '39. Whoever owned it dropped a big block V-8 into what looks to me like a 120:

http://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/4597787396.html

There are no photos of this 1949 Seven Passenger Sedan, which is described as having $16K invested into it:

http://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/4575781616.html

The seven passenger has been on CL for many months -perhaps more than 6. The earlier listings had a photo of the car and it appeared quite decent, although it may need paint. There really weren't enough photos to judge the quality of the work. In any event, I don't think anyone interested in the car would judge quality by photos. I don't recall the earlier asking price but seem to recall it was over 12,000.