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My reply to your reply: 1) I hope I did not come off as Pollyannaish. I did say skilled hobbyist, and did make mention that even the seller, with ALL his contacts, chooses to NOT make the listed repairs. As you point out there is always MORE to do on an antique car then you think. 2) You have a Very nice Packard 3) You have an excellent garage/shop 4) I wonder if the wheel I see is for a IH High Wheeler,or a horse drawn carriage ? 5) You have a Very nice Packard 6) I advise anyone who wants an old car to start with a model A. Lots of club support, lots of inexpensive and available parts and ease of repair 7) After a model A I suggest a 1951 to 1954 Packard with a 288 or 327 8 cylinder and stick shift, no power steering or brakes. Very easy to sort out, relatively speaking. 😎 My guess on the repair on the packard was bushings and kingpins. 9) Your handle @ramair fooled me, I would have guessed you were a GTO or 442 man 10) Mmm that's a nice Packard in a nice garage/shop 11) I wonder what the dis-assembled brass car in the back round is ? 12) Now that I type #11 I wonder if the brass car is the one you describe as a bottomless pit. I hope not. 13) I have a spot at Hershey. If that in anyway could help you with the car that has " bit you" let me know. By that I mean if some one was to bring you parts to Hershey,or you were bringing something heavy to Hershey to be picked up for a specialty repair ETC. 14) Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me/us

The Ford looks nice. You will get MUCH better results if you list a price . Without a price you will NOT get much interest from serious buyers. Location is important too. Also, I suggest you take the Mecum auction stickers off the car.

@The 55er Glad to hear the car is as described. Gives us respect for the seller. Not to highjack the thread too badly, but, were cars selling in the car corral? It seems the Carlisle auction took all the steam out of car sales at the car corral during the years I have visited the show.

I hope someone here bought this, It is Fantastic THANKS FOR POSTING

The awesome wood artillery wheels, the Dietrich body and the super Lincoln V-8 harmonize fantastically. To my eye, even the "patina" of the interior is perfect. This is an opportunity for a skilled hobbyist, It will be very dear to pay someone $125 to $225/ hour to fix the sellers punch list. Heck, the seller doesn't even want to do it, and that's with all of the resources he has at his disposal. AJ, what is this worth, at a well sorted CCCA quality touring car level (NOT Pebble quality fresh restoration) ?

That's NOT tire shine ! NO, don't you see the pride in the husband's eyes ? The tires are shinny because the TIRE BLACK is still wet where he painted over those GARRISH white walls !! Certainly you noticed the stern look on the wife's face ? She is carefully examining the tires to ensure Zero whitewall is showing.

I once owned a 1960 Plymouth convertible. This Plymouth is a buy Very hard to find a 1960 Fury convertible in any kind of shape. Clearly it needs everything, OR nothing depending on what the new owner wants. Now, if someone said, "you would be better off paying $100,000 for one then restoring this car". I would say, economically you are likely correct. But, here you can get in the club in the $30,000s and chip away as you please.

I was in high school in the mid-eighty's and these cars (1957 Chevrolet convertible) were NOT even 30 years old but were ICONIC Every ad that wanted to inspire nostalgia had a 1957 Chevrolet convertible in the advertisement. As the board always says the buyer sets the price, but it is hard to loose money on a 1957 chevrolet.

I was ready to hook the trailer to the truck, I even got past the paint trouble. Then I got to the interior shots. A shame What should someone pay for this 1938 ??

Really ? That's how you want to go ? I want to be shot by a 35 year old jealous husband......when I'm 90 !!!!

Well that was a VERY fast flip. Wonder if it will show up advertised for $45,000 .....?

That's a lot of good looking Buicks

I AGREE ! If my math is correct the price is about $62,000 USD Which is a great price for a $75,000. to $95,000 dollar restoration. Now the car would have to look as good in person as in the photos, but the engine bay looks great as does the interior. Look how well the seats are done. Dash looks awesome, top fit looks good and tight, but not too tight, door gaps look very, very good. Again, it has to look JUST as good in person as I THINK the photos represent, but it represents a value buy, in my opinion.

That is very classy of you @kingrudy I am not in the market for this car but if I was I would appreciate your help!

WELL, this AMC is a 'snap shot ' of a moment in time, isn't it ? Now, I drank to forget THIS particular moment. Seriously, for the AMC fan this is a find. GLWS !!

Yellow with red leather was hugely popular with convertible buyers from the mid-1930's to early 1950's I agree 1951 is not as popular as the later 1950's, BUT WOW is this a great looking car ! A few years ago there was a 1951 Cadillac 4 door sedan at Hershey painted argent grey, which is like deck grey and I though, the 1951 Cadillac is so awesome looking you can have a deck grey 4 door and it looks GREAT ! Price wise it should be worth more than 70, but as the board reminds us all, the buyer will dictate price. I wonder if it will Sell too low, Because the owner started too high ? Maybe 3-4 months ago the price was 109,000 and a buyer who was a candidate at 85,000 or 90,000 just figures your too far away at 109,000 to make a deal in his range. So it hangs around and sells for less than 85 or 90 .

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The disc wheels give it a modern/customizer look It is a lot more modern car than a Ford T But as many above have noted, its in a segment age and technology wise that is currently a difficult sell, even at a much lower price then we see here

YES !! Or the wife says Sell that darn old car. You can say,' honey I'm trying , but no takers"

What a dynamite looking car ! It needs some potentially expensive re-commissioning (waking up) but WOW The downside is NEVER call on an un-priced car, the seller always wants a multiple of what the car might really sell for

Wow that is a HUGE 2 door

Marked SOLD I hope someone on this board got this beauty ?!

Maybe, but I think the real reason for using the name "400" is: My opinion, not Gospel, is the Ford 400 is a reference to Fortune magazine, which once a year ran an issue dedicated to the: ' 400 Richest Americans' As a group often referend to as "THE 400" or individually "one of the 400". During movies of the 20's and30's actors or actress will often say lines such as, "Mr. Belvedere is one of THE 400, you know"

I agree. It appears to have a 1932 V-8 in the engine bay too, as opposed to a newer V-8 Need more/better photos to be sure, but looks good at first glance

I would like to place an order for twenty (20) 1959 buick wagons restored to number 1 concours condition for $35,000.00/each........