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Neat but limited market. Top original condition I will say 7500. Go down from there. If it needs any work then much much less.

That is a cool car. I'm sure there is a bunch of guys on this forum that would love that to death.

Those Dietrich designed bodies are very attractive.

I need to get the rims and mount them to be sure but I'm feeling good!

Curt, is there a 1 3/8 medialion on that carburetor?

I have seen them both buffed and natural. Curt can chime in and tell us if natural is actually correct.

I never pay attention to what I think the investment value of a particular car might be. It is impossible to forecast in any event. For years my dad and I have pondered the relative cheapness of the 39-42 Packard Darrin. Never understood the market for those. Why is the 851 Speedster a lock to bring 400k to 600k when the equal 812 SC Conv Coupe will bring 50% of that? There is definitely a trend towards the sporty but I guess you could say that trend has always existed. It is best to pray you have good enough taste that some other fool will buy your car when you are done enjoying it.

I love original paint.

When in doubt. Scammer.

I always enjoy Hershey but you can't stop the inevitable. eBay, March of time, etc have made it different.

This may come across as helpful or not but appraisers are worthless. I don't want to derail your thread with a long discussion why but your best bet is to take some good pictures and post them here. You will get genuine feedback that will be for the most part free from any agendas. EDIT: Sorry, should have gone to page two. Good idea posting the pictures.

That engine can run 45k to rebuild. These are not cars that can be restored by someone that does not know what they are doing. You need to post pictures as it is impossible to give you an accurate estimate otherwise.

Pictures.

This was on the 32 12 Conv coupe the Packard Museum just bought and was displaying at Hershey. It matched the other gauges and the drive did not appear after market.

I think it depends what kind of car we are talking about. Without pictures very hard to say. You could be pouring 500.00 into a 300 dollar car and end up with a 400 dollar car.

Cool car.

The Indiana region of the CCCA made these in all sizes for many years. The project stalled but is supposed to start up again next year. They were very reasonable last time.

That would be great if you could find some pictures!

If you pass we have the world's number one Kissel expert on the forum and I'm sure he will be in touch. I agree with the 5 to 7,500 estimate.

You can cut it up but that would financially be foolish. A full restoration in a profession shop to 95 point status would be over 100k. However you could probably do a driver level job on your own for around 50k if you can do most of the work yourself.

The restoration business is very hard. Do you get to keep some customers? It would help a lot.

The 41 Mopar 3 window is my favorite of all the years. Good luck with the project and keep us posted.

It may be worth something as a parts car but you don't show the drivetrain. Definitely not worth lots.

As noted above for years the Indiana region of the CCCA reproduced the side mount covers that went on many different cars in the early 1930s. I called a few Walter a few months ago and talked to his wife. It seems the project is no longer going and the tool and dies were lost. I have investigated some different ways to have these made but the costs are way up there for one set from scratch (4 or 5k). There are 3 or 4 of us looking to have a set made for 18 inch wheels. They are identical to the ones that went on the 32 Packard. Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?

Correct.