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I wanted to know if someone could give me an idea of what my 1955 pacard 400 2 door is worth 58,000 miles garage kept.....for not sure how long....me and the last guy kept it garaged. Its red and white interior is not to bad.....one small dent around front light. all original. contact me at jlan4124@aol.com if you can help..thanks jim

Jim,

Can't help with your query but there are those here who will be able to do so. Just wanted to welcome you to Packardinfo. And if you haven't already done so, could you add your Packard to the Owner Registry with a pic and history, if known?

According to my Old Cars Price Guide the value of a 1955 Packard 400 hardtop is $5800 in #4 condition and $13,050 in #3 condition.

Their prices tend to be a little on the high side. But that should give you an idea of the value.

ahhh..thank you so much.....now to detemine what #4 and #3 might be. LOL would there be picture somewhere that might give me an idea to this part? the interior of this car is in really nice shape..back seat looks new and from only has the rolled part at the seams with cracks in it..does this have any barring..on condition? jim

IIRC, except for NADA Guides, most old car value guides follow a condition scale of #1 through #5.

VMR publishes a market values for 1946-1979 online at:

http://www.collectorcarmarket.com/menus/makes.htm

...and their condition guidelines are described at:

http://www.collectorcarmarket.com/adv/prcpgs/condguide.htm

However, OCPG added a condition #6, with stated pricing, for parts cars.

#1 "Excellent" is a perfect, show winning, 100 point restoration.

#2 "Fine" is near perfect, will win most shows unless a #1 shows up. Can only be told from a #1 on close inspection.

#3 "Very Good" original or older restoration showing wear. Looks good from 20 feet away but on closer inspection shows wear.

#4 "Good" usable vehicle needing little or no work to be functional. Obviously needs major work to be perfect. May be in the middle of restoration work.

#5 "Restorable" may or may not be running but is complete.Needs complete restoration.

#6 "Parts car" may or may not be running but is rusted, stripped of parts, wrecked or damaged to the point where it is useful only as a source of used parts.

From your description the car sounds like a solid #4.