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BigKev "stole" my line there, but I'm not complaining because the more that's done to promote the Packard Owner's Registry the better as far as I'm concerned!
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This is an interesting question. According to my old cars price guide it would be possible to buy a 1502 model Packard in poor condition for $2000 to $5000. Allow $5000 to $8000 to recondition engine and chassis and you could have the chassis in good condition for around $10,000.

There are restoration shops that can build such a body from scratch, for a price. I do not know how much this would cost but in the US I would venture to guess, $50,000. This is low but a roadster is a simple car to make, compared to a limousine or phaeton.

Possibly the work could be done at lower cost in Europe if you could find the skilled coachbuilder. But I expect the old timers are long gone and the younger workers do not know how to do this work.

Total cost $60,000 or comparable to a new luxury car.

I may be all wet here but that is my guess. Anyone with more experience of restoring Packards and custom bodywork is welcome to chime in.

Welcome Andrej and some pictures of the car when it was in Estonia:






oldest knowen photo of the same car from 1957:


Source:http://eag.vanatehnika.ee/m9.html

Another snapshot.


[picture source: www.carsablanca.de]

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You'd think a "King" could afford matching tires, or at least better tires. Looking at the front right, looks like they were double whites.

Meanwhile equipped with appropriate tires. The headlamps are painted. Don't know if this complies to its original condition. Older pictures show chromed lamps, which were available on demand.




source: uct-media.com

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Wow! It certainly looks much better! It is a beautiful car!

Are we sure it's a 37 and not a 36? I understand it's a custom build but would they go thru the trouble to turn the doors into suicide doors?

It's a 1937, lots of indicators, for example the front bumper which is the type adopted when they went to independent front suspension on the senior cars (1937).

Switching the door hinging makes sense if the purchaser wanted to spend his money for that feature. Such can be the joy of having the $ to order custom coachwork.

Perhaps I've not posted these before, some older photos of the car. Color pix taken at the museum before the correct wheels and tires were obtained.

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