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For a point of reference see this sign. The ask is 1850. https://www.ebay.com/itm/296383620871

If you wanna go fast buy a Duesenburg. If you want technical coolness buy a cord, if you want over the top fit and finish buy a Rolls Royce. If you like ball bearings on your spring shackles, buy a Pierce. However, if you want some super nice to drive buy a later Packard 12.

They are mechanically interesting and cosmetically hideous. My biggest issue is the amount of money they bring and the fact that almost none them run, or run well. The subject of this thread is a whole other kettle of fish which I will refrain from commenting on.

I know nothing about signs. And you didn’t say how big it was? However, Packard stuff is still very popular. And I would imagine that’s worth $500 all day long. Even as a reproduction.

I believe it says that it lubricates the water pump. Per Matt’s recommendation I just put a bottle in our 812 cord.

This sold last week on BAT for 40K and is an interesting comp. What is a Jag engine rebuild these days? 20K? It has that going for it. There are 61K in receipts and the car is 40% done. That would be my math. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1956-jaguar-xk140-roadster-18/

Your point about the paperwork is 100% correct. It is very hard to sell a car without a title as 75% of the buyers don't want to deal with it. However, price guides are toilet paper so don't trust their numbers.

Steve, did you say the 63 has the most desirable styling? I can't think of a more expensive 60s car to work on.

I like 3 windows. As a graduate of Shrewsbury HS class of 82 I wonder if I know the seller?

This is what I've figured out. There is no middle class anymore in the collector car hobby. There are guys that will buy the dirt cheap project version of a car and there are guys that will be the best example of a car but there is nobody to buy a really nice car with flaws. The blue car has the matching head in the trunk and is a color change. It is half the price of a perfect car and twice the price of a basket case. No man's land.

Once I move on, I move on.

These are awesome cars to drive. This is a great example as a MC OTS with matching numbers but how much money do you need to mix in to get it to this point: https://www.tomlaferriere.com/listings/1955-jaguar-xk140-mc-ots/

These are awesome cars. A buddy and I once drove one from Mass to Hershey at about 80mph the whole way. That was maybe 35 years ago? However, you better have an electrical engineering degree if you need to figure out how to put the top down.

Do you think Bill ever had to pay retail for a car? I don't think so. People were so happy to tell their friends that Bill Harrah bought their car.

A Ihle currently on eBay. Vintage gabrielder amusement car, Originally Ran at Williams Grove amusement park in Pennsylvania, One of the spinners on 1 of the wheels is broken 1 piece of Trim detached that's all of the pieces that I have, All tires hold air, Local pick up only https://www.ebay.com/itm/276436085746

You sure it wasn't a Buick?

Kerry, Allow me to educate you on my system. Put the cars in the garage during the summer when she will park outside. Don't run them for 3 or 4 months after which they won't run anyways. Then explain that the cars are dead and won't move.

I have clearly not turned the tide on the whitewall infestation.

A stock Murphy door handle looks like this.

I have always like the late K Judkins bodied cars. Anybody remember this The quickest way to become uninteresting to me is to say "I'll bet Jay Leno would buy that".

Depends. Is it a Combi-coupe?

Michael, your packard deserves its own thread.

How about you post some pictures first?

I'm assuming the 400 didn't get the dual quad?

Your best bet if you want something big and cool is to find a running lafrance that somebody has already started as a speedster project and cut the firewall down and get the right wheels made. Those engines are big and make a lot of noise. I don't want to throw water on your Mcfarlan plan but the chances of getting a stray engine are next to zero.