We all love a good bargain around here and most of us probably adore orphan American cars. Luckily, those two paths cross quite frequently but rarely with something that oozes so much cool. Yes, the final iteration of the Champion was mind-numbingly conventional for Studebaker in the day but today it's a different story. Find this 1956 Studebaker Champion for sale in Portland, OR for $3,500 via craigslist.
The Packard Motor Car company of Detroit started rolling out cars way back in 1899, but it didn't go belly up until 1958 when the last badge engineered Studebaker rolled off an assembly line with a Packard badge...not a bad run for the average car company...quick, somebody tell Elon his little startup needs to last till 2064 before we believe it'll make it! Find this 1952 Packard Sedan here on eBay bidding for $2026 reserve-not-met with a few hours to go. Tip from Hugh.
This next car comes from tipper John H who writes: Not my car, just something I spotted on CL. It's a rather stodgy but handsome beast in grey and chrome and white sidewalls. Looks to be very original and absolutely immaculate - 65 years old and cleaner than any car I've ever owned (but then I've never owned a car with only 53K). Gotta love the herringbone upholstery and not just one, but two sets of fuzzy dice. Located in east-central Wisconsin, not far from Green Bay. Find this 1952 Packard 250 Deluxe offered for $6,500 in Shawano/Clintonville/Wausau & other unpronounceable parts of Wisconsin via craigslist.
There is just so much wrong in this next listing, but let's first dissect the text entered in the "title" portion of the advert. 1996 -- yes, this is good, the year of manufacture; Packlin -- not sure what packlin is...perhaps the crinckly bags that chitlins come in? Lincon -- another thing that isn't a word that I understand...a short wheelbase Lincoln perhaps? Packard -- This is a defunct American luxury automobile brand that died because Roosevelt promised Stalin the dies to the Packard Senior sedan so the Russkies could make the ZiS-110 limousines. Find this 1996 Packlin Lincon Packard here on eBay bidding for $5,000 reserve-not-met with 5 days to go, located in Pittsfield, MA.
I'm gonna come clean with everyone here and admit that I wasn't familiar with the name Paul Normand, until yesterday. But, Paul isn't a Carroll Shelby or John DeLorean character who worked with big budgets, and instead is an old time hot rodder who cranks out a few cars a year. The result is that when the spring thaw comes to Rochester, New Hampshire, a few lucky folks can buy one of his creations. Right now a seller named o07hoopty claims to be an exclusive broker and has four of Paul's masterpieces on eBay.
The Packards of the early 1930’s were meant for those who managed not to lose all of their money in the stock market. Rather than dumb down and decontent its offerings to the adapt to the declining wealth of the general public, Packard kept offering outrageous luxury even when eating hard tack and burning cow dung for heat was considered opulent. Find this 1932 Packard Standard 8 on craigslist in Tampa, FL for $55,000. This
post is part of DT's 2016 Birthday Celebration of 100 cars;
enjoy the ride!
If you're going to be a time-machine building physicist, we figured, why not drive a car with some style? No, not the time machine itself; nevermind that now, nevermind that now. Doc Brown's personal ride in the 1950s was a 1948 Packard Custom 8 Victoria Convertible. Turns out those are hard to find, as just over 1,100 were made originally. So you'll have to forgive the crudity of this comparison - we didn't have time to paint this one or build it to scale. Find this 1949 Packard Super 8 Victoria Convertible (basically the same car) for sale in Orange Village, OH for $44,900 via Hemmings. Tip from ELB.
Remember last week when I asked if the 3-wheeled Berkeley was too weird? Yeah was nothing. This next beast makes the Berkeley seem as common as a Toyota Prius in hindsight. And instead of listing it as a make-model of car with such-&-such engine, this thing is more like an engine wrapped in some polished aluminum and brass. Find Rodney Rucker's Custom Bodied Supercharged V-12 Packard Royal Streamliner offered here on eBay
for $1,750,000.00 buy-it-now or make-offer located in Winslow, AZ.
Time for our weekly episode of Coffee Brake, where the coffee tastes like asbestos and the brakes are short pressed. Today, we hand the keys over to DT regular contributor K2 Mystery Car who sent us an idea, a few pictures, and words to go with it -- here it is:
The Super 8 film format was released in the 1960s by Eastman Kodak as a higher definition option for home movie cameras. Today you can see jittery movies at Super 8 geekfests or an occasional glimpse in a movie trying to capture the past. The Super 8 name however had already been used, on a giant upside-down bathtub shaped sedan from Packard in the 1950s. Find this 1950 Packard Super 8 offered for $6,500 near Omaha, NE via craigslist. Tip from Gerald.
The Daily Turismo tips inbox is constantly flooded with excellent links for low mile, little old lady owned classics offered for discount prices. Occasionally the unusual custom is submitted that looks like it was designed by a madman who keeps little old ladies locked in his attic, but we try to limit those posts...well...normally we try to limit them. Today, not so much. Today is going to be your Sunday Sanity Check and we are going to unleash a torrent of pent up insanity like none you've ever seen. Lets kick this party off right with this '42 Packard Front & Rear on '76 Lincoln Town Car body offered for $8,995 in Walled Lake, MI via craigslist. Tip from Scooter.
In 1949 the Packard Motorcar Company celebrated its 50th year of building sleek cars, but by 1957 the Packard name was gone for good. In 1950 Packard entered 7 models in the 1st Carrera Panamericana road race held in Mexico from 1950-1954. In the same year this 1950 Packard Eight 2-Door "Bathtub" left the assembly line and began its long journey to where it sits today. Find it here for sale in California's garlic capital, Gilroy, CA for $10,000 via craigslist. Tip from KBZ