tbirdman Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 OK who wants to call this guy tho ask about a 1937 121 Packard Notice the one one positive feedback. 1937 121 Packard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl B. Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Very interesting that the car is listed as a 6 cylinder, and it has sidemounts.. The sixes didn't come with sidemounts. ...B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mitchell Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Pretty nice car - odd that the seller doesn't know it is a 120 8 cylinder. Maybe the 121 is 1 better than a 120... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 That IS a nice car. It'd look a lot better without the sidemounts, though.... and those white sidewall tires have got to go! The typos have been corrected, except for the asking price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 That price has stunned me beyond the capacity for rational thought.How many times do you think he's told his buddies, "Yeah, that's a quarter-million dollar car I've got there..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 "Honest, honey, I did try to sell it. I didn't even get one bid. Looks like we're going to have to keep it for a while." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl B. Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 West, just write out that check, and you can make all those changes!!! hahaha...B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennyZ Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I emailed the guy for more photos and he says he paid $130K for it three months ago. I would assume that would be his reserve. He didn't say why he was selling it.... It does look VERY nice, however. It should! Did you notice his email address: stu@wealthpreservationllc.com (wealth preservation??) Maybe the sale has something to do with the stock market drop!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest superods Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Wealthpreservationllc is the "eloquent" term for estate planners. This guy probably banked a large commission on the last fish he reeled in, spent a bit of it on this car...which has fallen short of expectation...and now is peddling it. I would be willing to bet on it. Happens more often than one realizes. I will also be he did not pay 130k for it three months ago. Any takers ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbirdman Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 Well doesn't matter what he paid for it. I would say $50K would be high even though I know someone local he paid that much for a very nice closed 120. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 At least NOW the listing calls it an 8 cylinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1935Packard Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Information about the seller appears to be here .In terms of value, I think a <span style="font-style: italic">really</span> stellar 120 convertible might go for up to around 85k-90k or so these days. But yeah, it' pretty unusual when the starting asking price of a 120 is higher than the buy it now price of a very nice Super 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpushbutton Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Interesting. The car seems OK, surely not worth the asking price though. His website is interesting too. Everyone in the company save for the English lass listed last is family--his wife, daughter and son-in-law. Been there, worked for that. You are a distant last when it comes to wage negotiations or raises. "Family first"except when it come to knowing the business at hand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 He must've been looking for a place to "park" his money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BillP Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 There is one almost identical to that here in NE Ohio. Same color etc. I met the fellow at a local cruise-in last summer. He had the restoration photos; he built the car up over many years from parts. I think the original car had been cut to pieces: quarters, cowl, etc. and the parts largely lost. It was a real bitsa but beautifully done. It too, was an eight, but in this case, two banks of four arranged vee-fashion. Yes, a 350/350 but he had a friend cnc a set of valve covers with the Packard script on them. It all looked correct if you didn't know any better. He wasn't bragging up the V8, just made sense to him because the car would never be correct anyway. I recall that he didn't have a good or repairable set of hood side vents so he had same friend cnc them out of (I think it was)SS or aluminum, anyway, high polished and jewel-like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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