1951 PACKARD 200. USED AS A PROP IN "MEN OF HONOR" STARRING CUBA GOODING & ROBERT DENERO.
TITLE IS CLEAR AND CLEAN (SEE PICS)
HERE'S THE BAD BIT: AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP CALLED "PORTER'S OLD AND NEW" HERE IN SACRAMENTO CALIF.
THEY REMOVED THE ENGINE AND GOT AS FAR AS MACHINING AND INSTALLING PISTONS AND RINGS. AT THIS POINT, THE OWNER, DAVE PORTER, HAD A MASSIVE STROKE AND PASSED AWAY (GOOD MAN AND WILL BE MISSED).
WHEN I CAME IN TO RETRIEVE MY PACKARD, SOME OF THE ENGINE PARTS WERE MISSING. KANTNER LISTS PARTS I NEED.
SO THE QUESTIONS ARE :
1) DO I TRACK DOWN ALL THE PARTS I NEED TO KEEP IT ORIGINAL?
2) DO I INSTALL A HOT "LS" AND TURN THE CAT INTO AN ROARING LION?
3) A CHEVY 350 CRATE ENGINE?
4) DO I SELL IT AS IS AS A PROJECT CAR FOR A NEW OWNER?
I AM AN OLDER MAN AND HAVE HAVE LOTS OF OTHER PROJECTS, AND SO I CHOSE OPTION 4.
IN ADDITION TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE VEHICLE, I PAID $15,000 IN ADVANCE FOR THE ENGINE REBUILD. (OWCH! ~ IT'S ALL GONE ~ NO REFUND FOR ME).
CAR WILL COME WITH THE PARTIALLY REBUILT MOTOR ALONG WITH ALL PARTS I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER.
THE BODY AND INTERIOR ARE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SMALL TEAR WHERE THE BONY BUTT OF A PREVIOUS OWNER WORE IT THROUGH (SEE PICTURES).
IT'S TOTALLY REBUILDABLE AND, EXCEPT FOR THE MOTOR, I BELIEVE IT IS READY FOR THE ROAD. I DROVE IT FOR SOMETIME BEFORE I TOOK IT IN FOR THE ENGINE REBUILD.
TAKE IT AND MAKE IT YOUR OWN. IF YOU ARE HANDY WITH TOOLS THIS IS THE CAR FOR YOU. MY FOLLY IS YOUR BOUNTY. SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL CAR. I WILL PROBABLY BUY ANOTHER LIKE HER SOMEDAY IF I HAVE THE CHANCE...
NOTE: I HAVE INCLUDED PHOTOS OF MOTOR FROM WHEN IT WAS STILL IN THE CAR. THE MOTOR IS OUT. SEE THE LAST PHOTOS!
I WILL CONSIDER ALL REASONABLE OFFERS !
SERIOUS BUYERS RESPOND TO THIS AD OR CALL JOSEPH.
916.500.2258
