37PackardMan Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 On December 18 my long time friend, Paul TerHorst passed away. I am sure that many readers have known him or at least crossed paths with Paul at Hershey, Chickasaw or other meets. The family as asked me to help publicize the availability of his unfinished Packard. Some of you may have seen the car at Opus II in Warren, Ohio back in 2009. Here is the information I have been provided. My understanding is that the car in located North of Chicago. 1937 Packard Super Eight 1501 Convertible Coupe Roadster Senior Packard, 8 cylinder, 320 engine Convertible with rumble seat Vehicle # 1019-251 / 134” wheelbase Motor serial # 398-353 Speedometer reading: 29,522 Mechanical work is done, car runs Regal Blue color, body is painted, DQE/DAL numbers available in file Needs installation of hood, fenders, and rumble seat lid, and misc. parts; parts are primed Same owner for 55 years Extensive car history file Price: $ 70,000. Current state: (garage picture) For more info please contact: terhorst.storage@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 A 37 Super Eight Convertible Coupe is a desirable car. 37 seems to be THE year for the later Packards. I'm assuming because of the juice brakes but 35/36 styling. Unfinished projects are a very hard sell for lots of obvious reasons. Would love to know what it ends up going for. As a plus I like a color a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Fan Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-07-24-9407240207-story,amp.html Hope someone finishes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 So, I know very little about the 320 engine used in the 37-39 Super Eight. Before 37 you got the 9 Main 385 and after 39 you got another version of the 9 main 385, but for some reason Packard went with the 320 in 37,38 and 39. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37PackardMan Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 Actually, the 37-39 Super Eight is virtually the same 320 engine that was the Standard Eight of the earlier years. It is a 9 main bearing engine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 31 minutes ago, 37PackardMan said: Actually, the 37-39 Super Eight is virtually the same 320 engine that was the Standard Eight of the earlier years. It is a 9 main bearing engine. Was there a standard eight in 1936? Or was the 120 the next offering down the ladder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37PackardMan Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 Yes, there was a Standard Eight in '35-36 which were considered Seniors and on the same design as the Twelve. They had the same body shell, instrument cluster, etc as the Super Eights and Twelves. In 1935 Packard delved into the lower price point to try to hang onto market share by bringing out the 120. Then in 1937 they brought out the SIX. The 120 and the Six are considered the Junior line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryankazmer Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 After 39, (40-50) the senior engine is the new 356, not a return of the 385. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 On 2/18/2021 at 10:18 AM, Cadillac Fan said: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-07-24-9407240207-story,amp.html Hope someone finishes it. Thanks for the link. Wow... according to that article, Paul was 85 years old at the time of his passing. I never would have guessed he was in his 80s!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Was this the Packard that General Patton owned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Fan Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Not sure. The fist post says 55 year ownership - 1966. The article says 1966 is when he purchased the Patton Packard so I assume it is the car referenced in the Chicago Tribune article. I don’t have any more info than that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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