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Good Morning all...The Air Conditioning in the 37-120 appears to be Vintage Air or similar. Since the car is now 12 Volt, the Packard engine can turn the compressor easily. They sell Air Conditioning for Model A Fords and the little four bangers can handle the modern compressor so I doubt if a Packard Engine would even notice the extra strain...Ernie

seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/1956-packard-custom-streach/6305324236.html

who wants to complete this one of a kind Packard?

If the quality of this homemade stretch limo is comparable to the quality of the pictures; I'll pass.

1936 120 touring sedan. Straight 8 with 700R automatic transmission(?). I'm wondering how they made that fit. It's also talking about hydraulics. I hope that's a typo...
Oh and the asking price is very optimistic

losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/d/1936 ... rd-120-in-excellent/6314309126.html

Well u found some more pictures in another ad, and it has hydraulics...
inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/d/1936-packard-120-four-door/6311565893.html
Does it take hydraulics to have your wife/girl friend sit on the fender like that? Or did she take most of her cloths off because the AC didn't work?



I rather buy this 37 senior touring sedan and keep $40k in my pocket.
losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/d/1937-packard-supertouring/6306113136.html

It makes one sick to see a Packard chopped up and hydraulics installed. About three years ago the wife & I went to a car show in Santa Maria (Calif.). There was a 1935 Super Eight Convertible that the owner was "Fixing Up". He had installed a Chevy crate engine and automatic tranny. The frame had already been cut up to install hydraulics for lowering and bouncing. He informed me that his next step was the interior. I asked him what he did with the original engine and tranny. His reply was "I got rid of that old shit".

I informed him that he would be lucky to get $60K or $70K for the car after he was done. He smiled and said maybe $80K. As we turned to leave I informed him with that with that old shit engine and tranny that properly restored he would have had a $250K car. Thus adding credence to the saying "There is no explaining stupid".

Marston:

I agree with you completely when idiots with too much disposable income decide to turn a rare, valuable car like that '35 (or the awful '36 120) into a custom, hot rod, or worse yet, low-rider. Even more bizarre is when someone takes the body off an antique car and installs it atop a monster truck!

That said, I don't get too worked up when someone takes a Packard that would otherwise be scrapped and customizes it. While it is individual taste, I see that as giving new life to an otherwise doomed car. I have actually seen a few Packard custom jobs that were masterfully done and are beautiful and practical drivers. I would never do this to my Clipper, but to each his own.

(I've got a bad feeling that I am about to be hammered!)

Hammered? No way, same thing I say. I have cars come to the shop wanting hacked, and I turn them away. I Will NOT Hack a Pack. However, while not my choice either, I will as you stated "Modify" a car that is not realistically restorable to keep it from the heap. No Hammers here, much respect......

Hi

Pre-war choices:

1939's:
A Six:
desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/d/1939-packard/6293229677.html

A 120:
madison.craigslist.org/cto/d/1939-packard-original-car/6243472064.html

A 1941 110 coupe:
minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/cto/d/1941-packard-110-coupe-hot/6286273736.html


Steve

Almost forgot, '38 Eight parts car:
chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/1938-packard-120/6296763019.html

I think the 15th of September already passed.....for the parts car.

Nice 36 120 touring sedan
sandiego.craigslist.org/esd/cto/d/1936-packard-120b-touring/6318660654.html