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Now this is an interesting 1938. We've discussed this car a time or 2 but the price is coming down into interesting territory. Thats a big change from the $80k they were asking last year.
losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/d/1938-packard-super-8/6329925333.html

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This car fascinates me. It is interesting that the original owner swapped the original straight-8 for a V-8. I suppose that swapping the older V-8 for a Chevy 454 has a certain logic to it ...

If you were starting a business as a chauffeur service for weddings, I think this particular car just might fit the bill to a "T." With the modern engine and running gear, along with modern available disk brakes, you could drive this car anywhere at normal traffic speeds. Also, since it has an alternator, adding an air-conditioner would be easy.

Like it or not, this is a fine looking car. It may not be original -- thank in part to the original owner! -- but it is undoubtedly more elegant and classier than a stretch Hummer 2 or Ford Excursion!

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Here's 1 you don't see every day; 35 120 convertible coupe.
maine.craigslist.org/cto/d/1935-packard-convertible/6331803403.html

Hi

Hershey's over, time to peruse CL for Packards:

A '39 120 sedan:
madison.craigslist.org/cto/d/1939-packard-original-car/6327135514.html

A '40 110 sedan:
desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/d/1940-packard-110/6330548019.html

A '49 Eight club sedan:
rapidcity.craigslist.org/cto/d/1949-packard-2-door-sedan/6334617593.html

Steve

Just one more:
A group of 13 Packard V8s, including this Patricians, in North Dakota, check the site for his other listings:
nd.craigslist.org/cto/d/1955-packard-the-patrician-4/6338358397.html

I don't know why but lately it's slim Pickens when it comes to finding nice prewar Packard on CL. I noticed it started to slow down after last years election. Is that accidental or does it have something to do with it?

1949 golden 50th anniversary. It has the window swamp cooler; is that a Packard accessory?

dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/d/1949-packard/6346749469.html

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I don't believe it was ever an official Packard accessory but if the car was bought in a dry climate state -- anywhere swamp coolers will work -- I'd be willing to bet a Packard dealer would have had one to sell. I grew up in New Mexico and those things were available all over the southwest just about anywhere car parts were sold.

Father bought one of the window jobs and it was better than nothing on a long trip. A sustained speed did provide a bit of cool air flowing thru the unit. They needed to be periodically refilled and did have their disadvantages. One was you had to be careful when opening and closing the door.

Then there is the second disadvantage. The pad is on a cylinder and has to be periodically rewetted which is done by pulling a cord. That action rotates the pad thru the water reservoir. NEVER NEVER pull the cord fast to rewet the pad while the car is going down the road. Forced air + saturated pad = instant bath.

Another version is the type that sits over the transmission hump. Fill the reservoir, turn it on and a nice cool breeze would blow out until the car got really humid inside and then it basically stopped working. The better version was one that used frozen containers filled with some slow thawing chemical which you could freeze at home and then exchange periodically at service stations along the way. Those fit on metal shelves with fins the air blew thru and would last an hour or so. During the trip you could trade your thawed containers and a few cents for some already frozen cans which would last until you got to the next exchange place. Downside was if no exchange places were available you fell back to the 6-60 cooling system and suffered along with everyone else.

1947 Packard Clipper Deluxe along with extra parts - $2950 (Elyria, Ohio).

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For anyone interested, I saw a set of top bows for it on ebay today.

Need a 1929 Packard engine?
dallas.craigslist.org/dal/pts/d/packard-motori/6348262356.html