Andy Griffith Once Spent A Ton On A 1935 Packard 1202 Convertible

[Laughing Coyote 1,411]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/andy-griffith-once-spent-a-ton-on-a-1935-packard-1202-convertible/ar-BB1cHmTn?li=BBnb7Kz

[Hans1 120]

 

We learn something interesting every day

[1935Packard 668]

"When all was said and done the car was worth around $400,000 although coming from the king of the American heart himself the vehicle would be worth millions today."

 

Nice car, although they took some liberties on the market value!

[GregLaR 2,243]

Great car.  I hope it still gets driven periodically.

[TAKerry 371]

Beautiful car, I like how they compared that Packard to the simple life style Mayberry. If anything it is the polar opposite!

[auburnseeker 4,516]

I think a Model A or Otis's Ford Cabriolet he had for one episode would sum up life in Mayberry better. 

[TAKerry 371]

I think Otis bought a worn out 34 ford roadster, boy wouldnt I love to have that today! Or the Harley and sidecar that Barney bought as the towns second police vehicle!

[md murray 166]

There is way more to the story, Griffith got tricked or swindled with that Packard pretty badly somehow. I remember a bunch of old guys standing around talking about it. 

[md murray 166]

Incidentally, the old episode where Barney buys a lemon of a car from an Old Lady is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Don Knotts was just hillarious. 😂

[Doozer 217]

This is more like the ride I would end up with.🙄

[Jubilee 47]

How much?

[padgett 2,051]

Makes me think about the Little Old Lady with a low mileage Dodge, put on 1/4 mile at a time.

[60FlatTop 6,204]

MSN Lifestyles, now I know where to list my next car for sale. Always on the eternal search for the uninformed buyer......... or article writer.

[rocketraider 414]

🙂🤘

[Steve_Mack_CT 1,465]

He had a Model A and was a MARC member as well, even appearing on the cover of our magazine once.

[Terry Bond 1,755]

Were just a bit north of where Andy lived. It was not uncommon to see him driving the model A around.

Terry

[motoringicons 451]

I remember seeing this car at the former Dean Kruse Automotive Museum in Auburn for a few years. There were lots of pictures with Dean Kruse and Andy. I believe they tried to sell it at one or more of the former Kruse Auburn Auctions.

Edited Wednesday at 02:02 PM by motoringicons (see edit history)

[CHuDWah 439]

On 1/13/2021 at 10:04 AM, TAKerry said:

I think Otis bought a worn out 34 ford roadster, boy wouldnt I love to have that today! Or the Harley and sidecar that Barney bought as the towns second police vehicle!

 

Nope - 33 cabbie:

 

[JamesR 918]

I think the car most commonly associated with Mayberry was Andy's Ford Galaxie police unit. They used different years of cars on the show, but the one I remember the most was a 1962 model. Speaking of which, I just now found this interesting tour service in Mount Airy, NC. Looks like it would be fun.

https://www.visitmayberry.com/attractions/mayberry-squad-car-tours/

 

While Mayberry was fictional, Mt Airy was where Andy Griffith grew up and they may have used it as the inspiration for Mayberry.  Based on a photo, it looks like the tour service has a '62, a '63 a '64 and a '67.

 

 

[Steve_Mack_CT 1,465]

Now that's a dapper pair!

[Mark McAlpine 375]

For those that want to visit (revisit?) "Mayberry," the Savannah Region is hosting the 2021 AACA Southeastern Divisional Tour in Mt. Airy, NC, on 11-15 October 2021.  As you can imagine, a lot of the activities are centered on places & things associated with Andy Griffith.