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Packard 8 Model 1201. Coupe. Rumble Seat. Full Classic. You Complete Restoration

Sale price: $25,000.00 make an offer

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Date: 2014-11-17

JR (from Colorado) offered 23500 usd

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Model:
1201 Coupe
Year:
1935
Mileage:
67,298
Engine:
8 Cylinder
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Packard 8 Model 1201. Coupe. Rumble Seat. Full Classic. You Complete Restoration for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.05) based on 374 votes
      This beautiful Packard 8 (1201) Rumble Seat Coupe is a full classic and would be a welcomed at most concours events. It is an amazing find for the right person. I discovered it a couple of years ago tucked away in a garage for almost 40 years. A restoration had been started in the early 1970s. but never completed. It had been partially disassembled. Many of the original parts were in boxes . and many new parts had been sourced at a time when they were still available. Therefore there are many duplicate and spare parts. some new. some used. some still wrapped in newspapers from the 1970s. The parts shown in the photos are only a portion of what comes with the car.
      The steel portions of the car. including the body and the undercarriage were in incredible condition. There was no rust and no collision damage. perhaps due to the fact that the car had spent the last four decades in hibernation. The entire undercarriage could pass for a car that is only a few years old. I had the entire car stripped to bare metal. painted. and reassembled.
     When I purchased the car. I was told that the engine had been rebuilt just before halting work on the restoration. I could not be sure of this. and in any case I could not risk damaging the engine by trying to start it without knowing its true condition. so I had it disassembled to the extent of removing the head for inspection. It had clearly been rebuilt. In fact. the interior of the engine looked like new. It was professionally re-commissioned. needing only a carburetor rebuild and a new fuel pump. and it started easily and ran beautifully. The only problem was that it would run off of an external gas can. but not the fuel tank. The problem was diagnosed as a clogged fuel fitting on the fuel tank. so the entire tank was removed. serviced. and re-installed.
      Nothing was done on the interior of the car. or the rumble seat. All of the parts appear to be there. and hard as it may be to believe. the leather on the front seat back is in very good condition. But the new owner will want to plan on re-doing the interior.
     The tires (including the Dual Side-Mounts are very old and are probably not safe to drive on.
     The new owner will need to do the final assembly of the interior. and complete any minor sorting before the car will be road-worthy. As mentioned. it appears that all of the parts are there. many of them new. including an entire exhaust system.
     There is a lot of documentation that is included with the sale of the car. This includes documents. photos. handwritten notes. insurance cards. registrations. receipts and more dating as far back as 1965.
     The car is available for inspection by calling 516-524-4102. Thank you.      

On Jan-25-14 at 11:43:10 PST. seller added the following information:

I have had numerous e-mails asking for a more photos and a more detailed description of the interior and rumble seat area. These areas are completely filled with the spare parts for the car. so photos are not possible. The description currently reads "Nothing was done on the interior of the car. or the rumble seat. All of the parts appear to be there. and hard as it may be to believe. the leather on the front seat back is in very good condition. But the new owner will want to plan on re-doing the interior. " I'll expand on that as best as possible. The dash is intact and complete. The gauges work and so do the dash lights. There back portion of the seat is installed. and the leather is in remarkably good condition. No other upholstered portion of the interior is completed including the seat bottom. door panels. or headliner. The original carpet exists. but would need to be replaced. Most importantly. all of the wood. including that in the doors. the floors. and the rumble seat area is in excellent condition. There is no dampness or rot.

On Jan-27-14 at 11:39:28 PST. seller added the following information:

Included in the sale of the car is a 3-ring binder that is filled with documents and receipts dating back to 1971.

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