I think they all had dual spares. Plus a real one that you could use in the trunk. What makes it expensive is the fact it is an open Packard. Even the 110 open cars seem to bring strong money and a 120 Conv coupe is a 70-80k car restored properly.
The market treats a one-off by a known coachbuilder on a the big chassis much differently than a standard body on a small chassis. I tend to agree with the numbers being thrown around in this thread. The car restored is not a super high dollar car. Done really well, maybe 35-45k?
There is a scale with two end points. The high school kid who works all summer to pull together 1k to buy his beat up rust bucket dream car is at one end. The billionaire buying a 25 million dollar car is at the other end. The kid has 100% of his net work tied up in the car. I would no more cast aspersions on him or question his motives or desires then I would the billionaire. Everyone on this board falls somewhere between the two end points and we all have one common trait which is a love of cars.
Also, if the email brings up zero hits in google it is brand new. The chances of a scam are 100x greater when they contact you vs you contacting them first.
There are some familiar faces in that list. I guess we know where they all went. Most prewar MB models are rare but there are a few here that there may be only one or two of still existing. When you see that many cars listed no reserve you know they are really for sale. Hard to play games with that large a number.
These questions are probably best answered over in the acd club forum: AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG CLUB :: Index I do not believe that the ACD deducts for over restoration of the block.
Not to pick on you but it is funny how many people post questions asking for value help and fail to mention anything about the car. Given the information you provided, it could be anywhere from 500.00 to 75k.
Ron, have fun. I brought a car to St Johns last year and it is a very well done show. I'm sure they will have some great cars there. Since you are finishing the car today I assume you are not 12 hours away from Plymouth MI.
7 or 8 years ago that Cab C sold privately for a very reasonable price. There were a few issues with it but a nice not too old restoration. It will be interesting to see how it does now.