1948 Packard 2206-2252 Custom 8 Touring Sedan
Ride Back In Time In This Great Automobile! A Must See In Person Vehicle! Garage Kept, Starts & Runs, Totally Restored From Top To Bottom. 1948 Packard Custom 8 Touring SedanFinished In Coral Blue Iridescent Over Blue Velour89,238 Miles Showing On Odometer. Vin 2252-9-9781Engine G-611648c (Titled To This Number).A Written Inspection Report Was Not Made Available From The Most Recent In PersonInspection. The Description Of This Car Beneath Was Taken From Submitted Photos And SomeInformation Via E-Mail Provided By Jarrod Hines Of Entrusted Auctions In Salem, Va InSeptember And October Of 2020.Exterior Condition: Car Presents As A Well-Executed Older Refurbishment Throughout AsShown In Multiple Photos. Body & Paintwork Appear Uniform And Even With No ApparentDefects As Determinable By Photography. Correct Steel Wheels Adorned With Trim Rings AndReproduction Deluxe/Custom Hubcaps And Are Shod In Reproduction Firestone WideWhitewall Bias-Ply Tires. Engine Compartment Appears Very Original Without Much RecentEffort Or Maintenance, Carburetor Shows Signs Of Fuel Leakage.Interior Condition: Blue Velour-Upholstered Seating Surfaces, While Well Executed And TidyAre Far From Correct In Pattern Or Material. Blue Carpeting Likewise. Woodgrained InstrumentPanel More Correct. Red Clutch Pedal Indicates Electromatic (Semi-Automatic) Clutch,Overdrive Knob Present Under Dash Indicating The Presence Of The Factory Borg Warner Bw85 Overdrive Unit. Radio Said To Be Inoperative. Steering Wheel Appears To Have BeenRestored.Overall Analysis Of Vehicle: Refurbished To A High Driver Level Some Years Back, ThisSomewhat-Rare Top Of The Line Variant Of The First Post-War Packard 8 Exhibits A Good AmountOf Work Said To Have Been Done Some 20 Years Ago But Far From A ComprehensiveRestoration, Separating It From Cars In Show Condition. It Is Shown In Two Short Video Clips AndReported To Run And Drive Well Though The Operating Condition Of The Electromatic Clutch AndOverdrive In 2nd And 3Rd Gears Was Not Confirmed. An Uncommon Car In Driver Through Show-Quality Condition At Any Trim Level, The Custom 8Featured The 356ci Straight Eight Packard Engine Versus The Smaller Displacement EnginesFound In Deluxe And Super Trim. Most, If Not All, Custom Models For 1948 FeaturedElectromatic Clutch And Overdrive (As Found On Our Subject Vehicle), Which Were Options OnLower Trim Levels. Inspection Date: 22 September 2020Appraisal Date: 10 October 2020Appraised Value: $14,500 - Lot 10