Have you seen the latest on ebay.. it sold for #38,100.... unreal with the problems this car has... how many can you spot?
...B

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rare-and-...1QQcmdZViewItem

Who the cares about the little problems at least she still has the straight 8 IN IT..... Wow what a beauty... ....

Yep, their pictures are so dark I couldn't see much under hood and on dash (I didn't want to take the time to edit brightness of pics), but I didn't see anything that a little sand-paper and paint wouldn't fix. The restored upholstery is not exactly as original, but that's minor.
Great car! I would park it in my front yard.

Heck by the time I get to my interior I probably have to use egg crates. This body work is killing me. O well back out to garage to spray another coat of epoxy. Then fix my curtains tomorrow (runs that is)

Maybe you'd better put on your glasses,, the problems I see aren't so small... B

OK I'll bite

Bad woodgraining
incorrect lighter
incorrect ignition switch
incorrect switch above ignition switch
copper lines
strange looking line from vacuum on firewall going to carb?
orange cap on starter
water cover is chromed
coil on firewall
Doors look like they are sagging
Ugly and incorrect upholstery

Looks like most of the incorrect stuff is reversable.

B,

I am just foolin with ya....Give you all credit that can find the problems. I have enough of my own to worry about right now

Very good Ken.. but look again,, you missed the biggest woops on the car.. B

OK
wood on the luggage rack
painted windshield
metallic paint

I guess I'm still missing something major

Entirely wrong luggage rack, Super 8 bumper, wrong hubcaps, numerous engine details wrong. Rear bumper is from a car with a rear mounted spare.

Without seeing any "Before" pictures, credit should be given to the person that restored a car that may have been in poor condition. At least it is more or less original and doesn't have a Chevy V-8, automatic transmission, and air conditioning.

Grandpa

Wow, from all the comments, I expected to see a train wreck of a car like some of the other monstrosities we've seen here. Are we even looking at the same car? I see a pretty nice, clean, usable Packard sedan for what I might consider a good price. I'm not digging the colors and the door sag bothers me. The upholstery isn't very tight, but it certainly isn't ugly or even horribly incorrect-looking. I expected pillow-top red velour or something the way you guys were talking about it. The rear bumper definitely looks wrong, but that can be remedied. You aren't going to get a #1, completely authentic car for $38K.

I'd buy that car and happily drive the doors off it, minor details be damned.

Yep, some Prefectionest don't know a 'Good Deal' when they see it. LOL
My neighbors wouldn't see those errors, they would only be Jealious of the great lookin' antique car in my yard.

The one everyone missed....
Look at the back of the headlights, there are jewels. Those came only on super 8s.. not standard 8s.

I didn't miss that. I thought it was too obvious after the seller admitted to have the incorrect front bumper and headlights. I did miss the rear bumper and hupcaps.

OK on to the next car we pick apart on Ebay

Oh, the horror. The horror...

You guys are a seriously tough crowd.

Naw, they just 'Have Fun' pickin' 'em Apart.

That Super 8 front bumper is worth $3500 or more to someone with a car that needs it. I have seen one sell for $4500 at Hershey. The luggage rack is apparently from a '30. The proper rear bumper should be one piece. Still, appears to be a nice driveable car.

Man I can't imagine what you all will do to my car when I get her finished with leopard skid seat covers, crushed velour head liner dice hanging from the mirror, skulk shifter knob hum what else do I have in mind…

Well there go my ideas for my '54! I guess I have to come up with soemthing different now!

Don't forget the 'Spinner Rims'!

I could be wrong but I thought the Super 8 bumper was available as an upgrade for the standard 8. I just can't figure out why the restorer painted the starter cap orange and then chromed the water jacket cover.

More bling! Man, More Bling!

Yes, I think those bumpers with Bounce-dampeners were optional, for a smoother ride.

Ken, the bumper upgrade was an option, but, in old photos, I've never seen it done...B

Very unlikely anyone would upgrade a bottom of the line 901 with those bumpers in my opinion. I could use that rear bumper, same as '33 1001 with rear mount spare. Those front bumper ends are filled with thick oil, springs, and 17 lb lead weights. If you take the cap off one and aren't carefull your office ceiling will end up with a nice "Rorschach" oil stain, don't ask me how I know...

I believe the rear bumper is correct. I would guess that the car originally was equipped with the rear-mounted spare and has been upgraded with the sidemounts.

There is a 1933 Super Eight coupe roadster on eBay right now that has standard eight bumpers front and rear, plus it has the standard eight headlights. Figure that one out. Nice car, though. Perhaps it should be the next one brought up so that it can be picked apart. I may have missed some things.

How can you tell those are super 8 headlights? They have V lens which I thought were for super 8s that year. Also could the stabilizer bumper have been an option. I have the Turnquist Packard book and it shows a Super 8 roadster w/o the stabilizers. Also is the radiator incorrect. Shouldn't it be honeycombed?

Otherwise, that 33 looks very nice and correct.