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or at least I don't. To bad the interior isn't correct, looks like a fairly nice car.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=181036171686&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:MOTORS:1123

I love the two door versions of these bathtubs. 4 doors not so much.

look closer - not a bathtub (22nd-23rd) but a 21st

Hi

Yes, it's a shame one doesn't see more of these 2103 Super Eights, shame they weren't the majority of their sales volume for those postwar years. They were comparable in size, specs and price opposite the bread-'n-butter volume Cadillac 62 that dominated the segment. Unhappily, the 2103's were nearly invisible in a market saturated with Cadillac 62's.

Packard should have pushed the 2103 Super Eights has their standard bearer rather than the Clipper Six and Eight, limiting the juniors availability, much as Buick did to the Special in deference to the larger, more expensive (and profitable) Supers and Roadmasters. For Packard, it could have begun the change in perception of their cars as primarily medium-priced back to that of an exclusively luxury carmaker. If they needed additional justification, utilizing the limited material supply available to build higher unit profit models to sell into a raging seller's market should have been enough.

Steve

Well-put, Steve!!!

I wish he would get the correct battery-they are not hard to find. Esp interested in the trunk but that is not correct. Not sure about the seat etc fabric.

What exactly is wrong with the trunk? I'm fairly certain the interior isn't correct, is it? How much is that interior hurting it's value? Even though not correct it's in good shape. I would assume it's an expensive fix.

many Packards have over restored trunks.

The fuzzy polyester interior is indeed expensive to fix.