1946 Clipper 8 Sedan - Mecum Tulsa 2023
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This car will cross the auction block sometime today. Looks like a decent car. Any guesses as to what the hammer price will be.
https://www.mecum.com/lots/556723/1946-packard-clipper-sedan/ I will post the result when it becomes available. Update: Car just crossed the block a few minutes ago and was a no sale at a high bid of $9,000. Reserve not met. Paint looked a bit dull on the upper sections, particularly the roof section and top of the hood.
Posted on: 2023/6/9 11:52
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Re: 1946 Clipper 8 Sedan - Mecum Tulsa 2023
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The VIN is listed as 1692-4297.
Posted on: 2023/6/10 10:39
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Re: 1946 Clipper 8 Sedan - Mecum Tulsa 2023
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Good Morning...I'll bet the car has had an engine change along the way. Most likely the six wore out and an eight was availablle and made a nicer driving car. Ernie in Arizona
Posted on: 2023/6/10 12:26
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Caretaker of the 1949-288 Deluxe Touring Sedan
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Re: 1946 Clipper 8 Sedan - Mecum Tulsa 2023
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https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/decoder/index.php
Our website says that the car number is outside of the range. But it's valid if you change the 6 to a 5 in the VIN. Go figure.
Posted on: 2023/6/10 14:42
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If you're not having fun, maybe it's your own damned fault.
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Seller should have taken the $9K. Figuring the 10% buyer's premium, plus the cost of getting it home from Tulsa, you would be up over $10k. Paint looked very faded on TV, so it is probably worse in person. Then it apparently has the wrong engine. Think the seller made a mistake in not dropping the reserve. Doubt he will get a better offer. The top bid was more than fair.
Posted on: 2023/6/10 14:45
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You would have had to have a crow bar and maybe a sidearm to get nine grand outta Wat for that car.
In other news, Wat would like to find a good body to replace the one he has on his'47 Super. Mine has the usual Briggs cancer.
Posted on: 2023/6/10 15:02
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I checked the VIN against the model identification chart in the Nat Dawes book "The Packard 1942-1962" and the auction car is a Clipper Eight. Here are the various models by body number for 1946 according to the chart. These are for four door sedans:
1682: Six 1692: Eight 1612: Eight Deluxe 1672: Super Eight 1622: Custom Super Eight 1684: Partition Taxi (Six only) 1686: Sedan Taxi (Six only) Here are the Club Sedan model numbers for 1946: 1685: Six 1695: Eight 1615: Eight Deluxe 1675: Super Eight 1625: Custom Super Eight As we all know, there were no 21st series convertibles built by Packard, although a factory prototype is rumored to have existed. Really wish Packard had offered one.
Posted on: 2023/6/10 16:49
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the peach-colored convertible is pretty well documented, was destroyed, and later recreated from a closed car.
I believe Derham did a couple of convertible sedans, I recall seeing a photo.
Posted on: 2023/6/10 17:09
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I also seem to recall that a Clipper convertible was built as a one-off custom for actor Errol Flynn. I think it was by Bohmam & Schwartz. Does this car still exist?
Posted on: 2023/6/10 18:18
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