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This morning on "Chasing Classic Cars" there was a segment on an elderly Packard owner in Conn. who had a lovely 37 12 cylinder convertible with a rumble seat. They got it running, but the attorney representing the estate took sealed bids and it sold to someone in CA for about $200,000. Beautiful car - there was also what appeared to be a nice 55 or 56 senior car as well.

David

That car belonged to Johnny Peterson a long time member of the late Eastern Packard Club. He had that car since the early 50's. It was completely painted and reupholstered about 1953 for the princely sum of $900.

Johnny caravanned with the late Jack Behn and myself (and co drivers!) from Connecticut to Warren for Packard Centennial in 1999. Jack led the way in his '41 180 formal driving well over the speed limit, as he usually did. John was pretty funny when he bought gas, he could't understand why the car was getting only 9 mpg instead of 10

John crashed in my hotel room for a few nights, he was as excited as a little kid. A number of the classic era Packards in the Magnum Opus had belonged to him at some point.

His green '56 Patrician and cream '53 convertible had recently been on ebay. I last saw him at the final Eastern Packard Club dinner in October of 2012. He was feeling his age a little more than I would have liked. I am very pleased the sale of the Twelve is able to support him so well financially

Regards

John Harley

My wife was watching it and gave me green light to buy one; she fell in love with it! I don't think I'm ready yet to spend 200k. Maybe some day in the future...

That estate story sounds like TV bxllshxt. When do lawyers - especially estate lawyers - tell the truth about anything? I hate that TV show and don't watch it.

It's so typically American. Somebody who doesn't know how to change a spark plug running a TV show about cars.

Reminds me of when there was somebody from Hollywood running the country and telling everybody to believe anything so long as it wasn't true.