Xander Wildeisen

That would grind government to a stop.

Easy to push them around as well.

The Auburn sedan was not a fresh car. I think it sold for 72K-74K. It was an older restoration. I think someone repainted the fenders black before the auction. Solid car, needed to be repainted. Yes I did get the boattail body from Samson. He had it on ebay a few times. He was listing it for sale from some guy named Frank if I remember. Had to have a state inspector come out and put a state ID tag on it for a title. So it was titled as a 31 Auburn reproduction. I bought it because we had the 31 Auburn Cab that needed to be restored. It was a finished value decision. A boattail, even if a repro steel body. Has a higher finished value over a Cab. Then sold off what was left over and the V-12 engines that I had. To a guy who had Auburns that he was restoring. I would have sold out of the Auburn cab, if I had won the convertible sedan. Same thing on the 35 Auburn for sale now on the forum. I always have to sell a car or two if something cool comes along. I am sure we all do the same thing. Fix one up a little, drive it awhile, hope that you do not lose money. And buy a new one that keeps your car fix going. I should have gotten into fly fishing instead.

I see all sides on this, and everyone is right in their opinions. I have a real rub with cities who use laws and codes to force people to do things. I had a shop at my house in the county. You would never know what I did there, no cars out. That area was going to be annexed into the city. I got on the committee and exposed fraud big time in the State. And I have been hammered for it. And now people are covering it up. This story out here will be told. NBC,ABC,CBS and the states largest news paper have a lot of info on all of this. I also love hearing about safety, safety, safety. DEQ did not mind messing with the well report, to dump a water system on people. Sometimes codes are needed, sometimes they are used to force people to do things, for the benefit of others. At this point with the crap I have seen out here with abuse of power, I say his land, his cars.

Your post made me laugh I got bid jumped on this Auburn in Hershey. It seems we have the same taste in classic cars. 31-33 Auburn convertible sedans are one of the best looking open sedans ever made.

36-37 Cords are stunning cars. I do like the looks of them with the pipes. When you look at the custom/street rod side of the world, trends are to clean up the car and smooth out odd shapes and body lines. Some of the Duesenbergs and Cords came that way from the factory. From a custom stand point you would not change a thing on the 36-37 Cords. Work of art from the beginning. Still on my wish list.

Did not know that, I am with auburnseeker. It look better with out anything there.

He might have been there first. And then neighbors move in, and can not stand what is next door to the house that they just bought. People like this get hammered when other people want their property.

I have been lucky to own a few Packards. I have built and owned a lot of street rods and customs. My heart is on the customs side when it comes to building cars. But I do love the original cars from the late 20's-30's. Packards are one of the best. A big senior Packard has a presence just sitting there. I do think one of the things that hurt Packard, was not turning loose of the styling of the basic grill shape. I think it boxed them in a corner in the design of front ends, in the 40's-50's.

This one had a cool used look to.

1937 120 convertible coupes are very nice cars. Not to small, and not to big. Great car for some one wanting to step into a Packard.

Looks like a hood ornament is placed on the Cord, Auburn? Maybe that young man was just getting started building a personal custom.

If the property was not overgrown, and the cars were in a line side by side, nice and neat. With tarps/covers over each car. He would be in a different spot. I know people who had to move or crush cars because the city thought it had to be done. Clunker laws have been in place for a long time. Removing the BS that a person is forced to deal with. The owner should, out of respect for the people who would be the ones dealing with the cars when he passes, deal with them before something happens to him. Every car that is crushed/scrapped is one less paint job, one less interior job, it is taking away work from shops in the future. He could reach out to high school auto body shops and give them some cars for students to learn a skill/trade on. You wonder why the youth is not getting involved with the old cars? Here is one of many reasons why. Try and rent a house if you have an old car that you are working on. Most rental contracts around here state, no automotive work. Auction would be his best choice, if the city will not work with him on a realistic time line to make that happen, then the city is being unreasonable. If it was not for people like this guy, many of our cars would not be around. Someone had to hang on to them, before we bought them.

To my knowledge this 120 escaped the custom chopping block. It was a nice solid car.

The 115 in the ad is Street rod gold. Just need the shell of the body and frame. The 120 looks better with the longer hood. This was a 115 coupe That I set up for the owner. Good looking cars.

The latest. http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/it-was-chaos-witness-recounts-car-slam-into-crowd-at-boise-spectrum/476717153

I was not there. I have never been to cars & coffee.

Pete set out on the river in his boat, with his two friends mary ann and ginger. Finding a small island in the middle, they decided to stop and check it out. Standing on the island, it became clear that the living conditions on the right and left side of the river did not have good soil for Pete's future barley and hops growing operation. Setting up a small house on the island Pete, Mary Ann and Ginger lived happily for many years. Until one day Mary Ann hooked up with a captain that landed his plane on the river. Then Pete and Ginger kept farming the barley and hops, until one day Ginger went blind, and Pete lost his hearing. They were a very happy couple to the end. To/Too/Two Funny.

http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/car-plows-into-crowd-at-boise-spectrum/475521565

https://eastoregon.craigslist.org/cto/d/1937-packard/6303071485.html

Spend the time to get it running. Works best in any direction you go. I have pushed Chrysler's before.

If not a must sell. Get it back together and drive it. Put a small for sale sign in the rear quarter window. You will run across someone that will have to have it. And then you will get a better price.

It is sad to say, IMO those cars along with mid 50's Desoto's are very under valued. I know popularity drives 55-57 Chevrolet's. You get way more car for the money in the Chrysler's. Always worth more in running condition.

Mac was one of the best. Sharp as a tack, If he said it, you could count on it.