1937 Packard Eight 120C 1099 Convertible Coupe Runs Drives California Car NoRust
Sale price: $50000,00
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Technical specifications
| VIN: | X138478 |
| Manufacturer: | Packard |
| Model: | Model 120 C |
| Year: | 1937 |
| Type: | Coupe |
| Mileage: | 58488 |
| Got questions? | Ask the Seller |
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Available now is my dads dream car. 1937 Packard 120-C 1099 with the original straight 8.
If you ever have the opportunity to buy your dad his dream car, I encourage you to do it. I got this for him in the beginning of 2021 after looking for about a year. My dad was a depression era kid and always wanted one of these and while he could afford it, he wouldn't buy it nor did he know how to find one anyhow.
Dad expired this year after a very well lived 94 years so his car is available now and the title is in my name.
I found this car in Las Vegas at a terrible national know nothing broker and had a local acquaintance review it for me. I paid promptly and I had it shipped in an enclosed trailer and was pleasantly surprised.
Please read on and ask whatever I do not cover as this is not my wheelhouse. I run a national Jeep CJ business and this is the oldest vehicle I've ever driven and owned. I have no intent to mislead from exclusion or ignorance.
I was able to immediately take this car down the road which is pretty cool. I could hear a noise in the rear end. it shifted crunchy and the steering was loose. With online help, my wallet and some good parts support i did the following:
1) Removed transmission and replaced the syncronizer and put in new fluid. This helped immensely as the original syncro had nothing left. There is still room for improvement in shifting it but if you match the RPMs it does very well. Upon pulling the transmission I was pleased to find a new clutch. I was advised the engine had work done to it but the details were thin (back to bad broker).
2) I replaced some steering components that were loose. Don't ask me which ones but I learned how old school tie rod ends were attached. The steering is respectable however I don't have much to compare it to but I can drive this at 55 MPH but it happier just a little slower.
2A) At 55 mph my feet eerily raised off the floor as the wood panel that is the factory floor board was loose! I reattached it and had a local upholstery shop put in some simple carpet to make it look better and seal out the road.
3) I found the passenger wheel bearing to be bad and replaced it. It is a unique and expensive bearing. Growling on the road was now gone.
4) I wanted to establish a baseline on the engine so I dropped the pan and cleaned it. I thought the engine was pretty clean all things considered. If you didn't know, there were no oil filters back them so things just accumulate in the pan. Read all you want about what oilit's a debate. I thought it was clean enough that I put back in a modern detergent high zinc oil with the thought the pan would be dropped every couple years depending on use.
5) I spent a lot to have this detailed
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If you ever have the opportunity to buy your dad his dream car, I encourage you to do it. I got this for him in the beginning of 2021 after looking for about a year. My dad was a depression era kid and always wanted one of these and while he could afford it, he wouldn't buy it nor did he know how to find one anyhow.
Dad expired this year after a very well lived 94 years so his car is available now and the title is in my name.
I found this car in Las Vegas at a terrible national know nothing broker and had a local acquaintance review it for me. I paid promptly and I had it shipped in an enclosed trailer and was pleasantly surprised.
Please read on and ask whatever I do not cover as this is not my wheelhouse. I run a national Jeep CJ business and this is the oldest vehicle I've ever driven and owned. I have no intent to mislead from exclusion or ignorance.
I was able to immediately take this car down the road which is pretty cool. I could hear a noise in the rear end. it shifted crunchy and the steering was loose. With online help, my wallet and some good parts support i did the following:
1) Removed transmission and replaced the syncronizer and put in new fluid. This helped immensely as the original syncro had nothing left. There is still room for improvement in shifting it but if you match the RPMs it does very well. Upon pulling the transmission I was pleased to find a new clutch. I was advised the engine had work done to it but the details were thin (back to bad broker).
2) I replaced some steering components that were loose. Don't ask me which ones but I learned how old school tie rod ends were attached. The steering is respectable however I don't have much to compare it to but I can drive this at 55 MPH but it happier just a little slower.
2A) At 55 mph my feet eerily raised off the floor as the wood panel that is the factory floor board was loose! I reattached it and had a local upholstery shop put in some simple carpet to make it look better and seal out the road.
3) I found the passenger wheel bearing to be bad and replaced it. It is a unique and expensive bearing. Growling on the road was now gone.
4) I wanted to establish a baseline on the engine so I dropped the pan and cleaned it. I thought the engine was pretty clean all things considered. If you didn't know, there were no oil filters back them so things just accumulate in the pan. Read all you want about what oilit's a debate. I thought it was clean enough that I put back in a modern detergent high zinc oil with the thought the pan would be dropped every couple years depending on use.
5) I spent a lot to have this detailed
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