Ozstatman
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I'm now retired after over 42 years with the one company, one company that is despite name changes, restructures, business unit splits and corportisation. My time was spent in Finance and related areas mostly, at one stage having control over 46 staff until a flatter structure and business split found me as a "poo". No not what you might think, but in a "present occupant only" position for the last 13 years until retirement last month and purchase of a '41 Packard coupe in Idaho I bought on ebay.
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Great paint job, love the before and after shots - I'm amazed.
Ozstatman
38's are Great
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tbirdman,
The imminent purchase of the Packard created quiet some excitement in my family. After my wife Kath and I first viewed and I drove both cars on Saturday morning for which I had allowed 30 minutes but ended up taking 2 hours we went away to think about which one we would prefer and arranged to return on Sunday afternoon with my brother to gain his opinion of both cars. So.......I returned on Sunday afternoon, not with Kath, but with my brother, one sister, my parents Mom = 84 and Dad =86, both my sons and a daughter-in-law, total 8 people to view the Packards - as I say it created some excitement! After talking with the owner and again taking both cars for a drive, this time with my brother in the back seat listening, feeling and observing the cars in action, 2 hours had passed and at this stage I made my decision for the '38 which I had always liked even though Kath had favored the '40 (I hope this doesn't have repercussions!). At this stage, Lindsay, my brother took my Mom & Dad and sister home and I sat down with owner and his wife and naturally 1 & 3/4 hours later after much Packard talk, interrupted briefly by the necessary financial transactions, we finished up. Nicer people you'd have trouble finding.
There's also the story my Dad tells about when he was a boy about 10, and being interested in cars, contacted the local Caddy dealer and arranged for a test drive of a new caddy which they did then by driving to the prospective purchasers house. However when the car turned up my Dad's Dad wasn't at all impressed and my Dad got the father of a hiding for his outrageous actions. I think he still feels the pain when he retells the story!
ozstatman
38's are great
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The '40 is owned by the people who I bought the '38 from.
It's a 110 6 cylinder with overdrive box and is restored
and is for sale @ $20K Australian(about USD16,500). It
too is a very nice car.
Ozstatman
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I've added a photo to the first message and here's a link to some more:
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Sorry about that, as a technological dinosaur I thought I had attached one but it seems to have slipped down a crack of the Internet Super Highway!
It's currently 1:20AM early Monday morning 14th May here in Sydney(Can't sleep because of the excitement of buying a Packard)! Note, in Australia it was our Mothers Day yesterday Sunday 13th and after Celebrating with my Mom who is 84, 8 family members went to look at the Packards at 4:00pm Sunday and we finally left after completing the purchase transaction at 7:45pm! I'll try again now and if it doesn't work my tech-savvy eldest son is coming over late Monday afternoon so we'll load it up them.
Apologies again
And I don't mind losing sleep over a Packard!
Ozstatman
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Just to let tbirdman and Dave Fields know that today I became a Packard owner, a 1938 120 Sedan - see photo - I'm driving! This is after my attempt to buy the 1929 5 window coupe at auction failed and I have since learned that I was lucky not to have been the winning bidder because of the faults inherent in it, although I did disregard your warnings at the time. Apologies for not heeding your advice. The 38 has some interesting history behind it, starting life as a hire-car and during WW2 being commandered by the US Forces in Australia to run mail from Melbourne to Darwin every 2 weeks a distance of over probably 2/3000 MILES each way over largely unmade roads! This is did for the duration of the war clocking up who knows how many miles! It did blow an engine which was replaced in Darwin by a 1937 motor. It apparently still has the original gear box and diff but was restored almost 20 years ago.
I'm excited to at last, after some 40 to 50 years, to finally own and drive a Packard regularly.
If you 2 guys are ever in Sydney come and see me and we'll go for a ride!
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Now 8:50PM Monday Sydney time - Auction finished about 3/4 of an hour ago and unfortunately I was outbid.
Winning bid was Aust Dollars $36,000.00 = USD$29500.00 Approx at current exchange rates. Thanks for the help along the way but this only means the hunt has just begun. Be back in touch when I find another.
Thanks again
Ozstatman
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It's 5:15AM Monday morning here in Sydney, with Auction starting at 7:00PM Sydney time this evening - I think its something like an 10 to 12 hour time difference with the USA as per the time stamps on my posts. Been awake since 1:18AM as I'm nervous because this is my fist auction.
Thanks for your concern tbirdman but, and this happens, I've fallen in love with the car because of/or despite any faults it has - including the major body modification!
I've now got a better idea of the car's value thanks to yourself and Dave Fields together with some advice from my brother's good friend who was in the limo business and has close ties to a guy with 2 x Sedans and 1 Stretch Limo all 37/38 Packards, apparently they are amazing and will probably be coming up for sale within the next year - If they do I'll post the details for anyone interested!
That's all for now, and as I probably won't be able to get to the internet until after the auction I'll update then as to what happened.
Ozstatman
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tbirdman and also Dave Fields,
Thanks for taking the time to review and reply to my request.
Even though the steering wheel is on the wrong side I'm still likely to buy the car as it will help when trying to overcome the different rotation of water down the plughole here downunder.
Regarding Dave's view that it might be another body - I understand that it is a cut down sedan with a fabricated rear trunk. There are numerous ripples in the body around this area which are commented on in the inspection report on the auctioners website (When there Click on - "Download NRMA Report" to view).
Actually I have always admired Packards - from being a 9 year old kid in Indonesia in 1955 when on as number of occassions I saw President Sukarno's motorcade comprising Packards and Cadiallics roaring through the streets of Jakarta accompanied by a flotilla of MP's on Harleys fore and aft! That said, although the '29 coupe seems a bit of a [censored], to coin a phrase, I fully intend to bid for it at the auction, hopefully successfully.
Will let you know how it pans out.
Thanks again
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Hi,
I'm from Sydney Australia and interested in buying a 1929 Packard 626 which was a 4 door sedan but has been converted into a 5 window coupe. It was a "restoration " done over a number of years by a retired bank manager - all the mechanicals seem OK but because of the conversion I am worried as to the car's suitability. I am also interested in trying to obtain a valuation as it is going to auction in just over 2 days time and I don't want to pay over the odds for it. I did contact a member of the Packard Automobile Club of Australia who advised in his opinion it would be valued up to $20,000.00 (Approx USD$17,000.00)
Attached is a link to the auctioneers website if you'd like to view the car in question
http://www.shannons.com.au/pages/auctions/lot.jsp?id=Z86B0L84E6F6T48B
I would appreciate any advice particularly as to it's perceived value.
Thanks in anticipation
Ozstatman
For Sale: 1932 Packard 902 Victoria Coupe
in Packard - Buy/Sell
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Scott,
Didn't you have this car for sale some months ago? What happened back then?