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I used to have some NOS pawls and probably still do in case you get the car and find you need one!
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On my car the rust is in the 4 fenders/rockers, and at the bottom of the panel under the fuel door. Check around the rear shelf for rust / water damage. Other than that they seem to be pretty solid. For Cali cars I would expect very little rust aside from around the leaky spots (as mentioned earlier). See pictures below (obviously, aside from the fuel filler, the points are symmetrical even though only one is shown).
Though I don't actually know, it seems that Packard used thicker steel than some of their rivals, so the cars tend to not rust out as easily. Even where I have rust holes in my car, the surrounding area still feels solid. P.S. Be sure that the red one doesn't "just barely" run and drive; in other words, $8500 is overpriced for a car that may need the whole brake system redone, carb rebuilt, etc. in the near future. COMMON RUST SPOTS:  COMMON LEAKY SPOTS / WATER DAMAGE AREAS: 
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Just a note that it is a misconception that a California car is always from a dry environment. In fact, California runs the gamut of climates and micro-climates with some areas being very wet and humid. There are dry areas, of course, but not state-wide!
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I meant that it's warm so there's no road salt, not that there's no rain
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I am going to go back and check out the Packard again Thursday with my uncle. In your guy's opinion how much do you think this Packard is worth? remember I am in San Diego California. I might just try to buy with cash and keep truck or sell on side later. You guys are awesome thank you for all your help!
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One thing I don't see mentioned here is that the blue car has some serious delam in the windshield, just below the driver's line of sight. That would drive me nuts and won't get better with age. This isn't something you take to Safelite and two hours later have fixed.
I'd rather drive the Packard, but trucks are hot and you have something simple and ready to go as is. If you put the same money in the truck that the Packard needs you'd probably be miles ahead of the Packard, sell and buy a much nicer Packard. If it were me I'd probably try to get at least 2-4k cash in trade for the truck from what I see. That is a nice looking Packard but could become a rabbit hole quick. Good luck, Mike
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That's about what I was thinking. I would say around 9k would be a fair price for the blue Packard in today's market, based on a few recent sales of similar cars.
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This is my biggest fear.
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If someone gave you the windshield and you did it yourself - probably ~$400 for the rubber. I've never done one of these but, there are a number of threads on this and it sounds like a real bear. If you pop it out... paint good enough to not do over?? Is it original paint that is salvageable? Looks like fogging in paint but, pictures are poor. Then the fabric on the front seat.. you have new paint now. Now you have to deal with SMS (search that here). Maybe you'll get the fabric in a year after you offer up your first born to expedite the process. I'm a lost cause addict myself... just know what your getting into. The presentation and storage are poor. That is always cause for pause for me. Transmission was gone through but, won't stay in park. Some math doesn't work for me. This is one I'd lowball. I don't think you'll have a lot of competition until the price is south of $8-9k. Mike
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