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Packard Deluxe Eight (1949)
for sale

Price: US $10,000.00

Description:

Buttercup - my 1949 Packard Deluxe Eight Club Sedan is a striking automobile. This rare body style, in this condition, in this color, is a hit with all who see her. And she drives as good as she looks. From behind the wheel, gazing out over that broad hood and rampant cormorant hood ornament, you enjoy a very unique and different driving experience.
Buttercup has approximately 54, 000 miles on her and and is now located in the Chicago area . She has recently been driven to the Studebaker Museum in South Bend, to Hostetler’s Hudsons in Shipshewana, Indiana, the Gilmore Museum in Michigan and to the Packard Museum in Ohio. She is not a trailer queen, she is here to be driven and enjoyed, as is. Everywhere she goes people flock to see her.
Buttercup was acquired from a southern California widow divesting herself of several of her husband’s collector cars through a consignment broker. She is totally rust free and solid as a rock, as clean underneath as on top. This beauty was owned by a Judge who had several cars restored to be classy drivers and I have approximately eleven thousand dollars in receipts for work he had performed, excluding the repaint. The car has a clean California title.
Because of its style, its fantastic color (Packard Maumee Maize) and its imposing dimensions, this ultimate fastback cruiser stands apart. It draws more appreciative looks than almost anything else I’ve ever owned. At local car shows and cruise nights it usually wins at least a “People’s Choice” trophy. With its seamless streamline moderne lines, gorgeous period correct woodgrain and fabric interior, quality construction and silent, smooth running motor she speaks to everyone who sees her of a gentler time when cars were carefully built to last by skilled craftsmen. Though 1949 was Packard’s biggest sales year ever, it is thought that less than five thousand Club Sedans were produced.
Buttercup is a turnkey car that I now drive several times a week. I can provide receipts and records for the following work:
Electrical: New Battery and cables, new plugs and wires, distributor rebuild, new points & condenser, new cap, tune-up, new wires and shrink-wrap.
Fuel System: Fuel tank clean and recondition, new fuel sending unit, lines blown out, new electric fuel pump and wiring, heat shielding, rebuilt carb, new fuel filter, new NOS gas gauge,
Cooling System: R&R radiator, recore, new thermostat & NOS water distribution tube, hoses, belt.
Brakes: R&R master cylinder, hone, flush entire brake system, rebuild wheel cylinders, shoes and drums are excellent.
Other items: New harmonic balancer, front engine mounts, timing cover, front crank seal, pressure wash and paint engine block and underhood parts, R&R manifolds and hot tank, new gaskets, refurbish trunk with POR 15 and undercoat, etc. Install complete new interior - headliner, visors, door panels, seats, windlass, carpet, etc. All new fluids and frequent oil changes with Rotella and stabilizer.
New quality repaint and www tires, plus myriad small items.
If I was younger - I’m almost 79 now - and hadn’t downsized from a house to a flat and lost storage space, I’d make this a keeper as it is a very usable, seldom seen classic car that is fun to just take out and drive. It will certainly continue to appreciate in value. You cannot drive this Packard anywhere without people waving, honking and asking questions.
The car runs as nice as it looks. The 130 HP, 288 ci square-stroke straight eight purrs and runs smooth as silk and delivers that famous Packard “limousine” ride quality. The three speed shifts perfectly, brakes and steering, tires and electrics - all good. Only the radio and the clock remain to be brought to life. It has a nice, new original style interior of high quality that is super comfortable and looks very elegant. All the original wood-grain is in great condition. The engine compartment is clean and fresh., engine repainted correctly, manifolds hot-tanked, air cleaner refinished, wires heat shrink wrapped, etc. etc. “Buttercup” was recently completely serviced and lubed, the pan was dropped and cleaned and she runs effortlessly with Rotella 15w40 and Lucas Oil Stabilizer. No smoke, no drips. She is an absolute pleasure to drive. Fire her up and she's ready to cruise. When she's running there is almost no vibration to detect. She's a real Packard.
Obviously, as Buttercup is now 66 years young, this sale is “As Is, Where Is” with no warranty expressed or implied. I have bought half a dozen collector cars online, all sight unseen, and sold a similar number the same way, with 100% positive feedback. I will assist in shipping any way I can, but the shipper must be chosen by the buyer. Buttercup is a solid, beautiful time capsule - and should only go to a good home where she will get the TLC she deserves.

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