West Peterson Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 There should be a body number tag on the rear floorboard that would indicate exactly how this car left the production line. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 41 minutes ago, West Peterson said: There should be a body number tag on the rear floorboard that would indicate exactly how this car left the production line. Want to give odds that its missing........or was never there?🤭 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, edinmass said: Want to give odds that its missing........or was never there?🤭 brand new. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Four things: Missing original vehicle number firewall tag; Missing body number tag; NO history prior to 1980s; and first restored during a time when such faking became rampant. If a real car had survived into the 1980s, would I be correct in assuming that any prudent owner (especially one who was spending a LOT of money to restore to show-winning standards) would have made sure that the proof of its authenticity remained with the car? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Just now, West Peterson said: Four things: Missing original vehicle number firewall tag; Missing body number tag; NO history prior to 1980s; and first restored during a time when such faking became rampant. If a real car had survived into the 1980s, would I be correct in assuming that any prudent owner (especially one who was spending a LOT of money to restore to show-winning standards) would have made sure that the proof of its authenticity remained with the car? A 100 percent accurate assessment. Also, looking at sales venues speaks volumes about a cars history.....or lack of one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Here's another one. If I've seen one, I've seen a thousand: "History dates to the early 1980s" ding, ding, ding, ding. RED FLAG!!! https://stratas.auction/auction/1934-packard-1104-super-eight-roadster-62?fbclid=IwAR0uOUHRfwga982D97pj4PzP8n3fN7Bv1pRCvTG7_xCA7QSMBEJ-fDKSKDc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, alsancle said: brand new. The cowl tag is new, but the body tag is missing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, West Peterson said: The cowl tag is new, but the body tag is missing. Stuff like that happens all the time. Roof falls off during restoration, and it gets tossed in the trash by accident. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, edinmass said: Stuff like that happens all the time. Roof falls off during restoration, and it gets tossed in the trash by accident. Sidenote: Several times now I have had to screw all the tags someplace in car while restoring as every two seconds they turned up missing or .... - and then had people ask why they were not stored in a drawer or ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Interestingly, a few years ago an original body number tag for a multi-million dollar Packard showed up on Ebay. The owner of the car was made aware, so he had someone bid on it for him. The tag sold for $2,000. The buyer then tried to sell it to the owner of the car!!! Last I heard, its still in the hands of the ebay buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 The owner of the car was foolish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 I like the way they messed up the numbers like a drunken sailor...this one looks more correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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