Restorer32 Posted November 27, 2002 Share Posted November 27, 2002 Currently at auction on e-bay, 1933 Packard Conv. Coupe project car. Not mine but thought it interesting. $7500 reserve I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Miller Posted November 27, 2002 Share Posted November 27, 2002 Restorer, It's my understanding that the 1933 Light Eight is a 1932 Shovel nose without the shovel. Packard had plenty of Light Eights left over and put a 1933 front on them when the attempt to make a more affordable Packard unfortunately failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted November 28, 2002 Author Share Posted November 28, 2002 Basically true but not exactly, the '33 frame is a bit different as are the engine and some body parts. Pretty much the same car though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 If you read the ad on e bay carefully, it states the back 1/2 of the body is missing, thus the low price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted December 1, 2002 Author Share Posted December 1, 2002 That's what makes it a projest I guess. He also states that he knows where there is a rear section and top assembly. Just thought it interesting, and a good project for someone with lots of ambition, a good do it yourself project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted December 1, 2002 Author Share Posted December 1, 2002 Also, '33 1001's were not cobbled together from "left over 900's". Quite a few differences. Just picked up a 1001 Coupe Sedan yesterday and have been comparing with my 900. Frame is quite a bit different, 1001 went back to the Bijur system, engine block is different, of course instruments and dash differ, bodys differ in some fairly minor ways. Fenders considerably changed. More accurate to say the basic body shells were carried over into '33, little else remained the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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