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Big and brash Good bids on this forgotten marque Who actually bought these when new? Globalization will bring us cars like this The style of bathtub Packard to have Rare Packardbaker This got bid up pretty high Preservation Maybe an Andre-mobile But I think this is more his style Options galore Can't be many of these left Someone went all out Lotsa miles here, still going strong Easy access seats Possibly the worst thing on ebay "Super Duty"...says it all This seller loves old barges |
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Replying to: fintail (Jan 02, 2009 6:25 pm) Marmon---fine automobile, and first car to win the Indy 500. 48 Packard Super 8 convertible -- bids are way too low. This car should bring $40K or more. 1958 Studebaker Wagon -- now that's going to be a b** to restore. One of 159 made? Hope you never crash it. AMC Pacer -- well as long as they don't attempt to drive it anywhere. GEEZ, $6700 bid? People are crazy. 53 Benz diesel -- asking price is mighty, but who knows? If it was a gas car, he could get that $$$ for it, but a diesel, I kinda doubt it. This is a rough little powerplant and absurdly slow. 0-60 in maybe 30 seconds, if ever. Nice for a museum maybe. 1976 Pontiac Bonneville -- current bid is $100.Does anybody care? Doubt it.
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Replying to: fintail (Jan 02, 2009 6:25 pm)
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Replying to: bumpy (Jan 02, 2009 7:44 pm)
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Replying to: fintail (Jan 02, 2009 6:25 pm) '58 Packardbaker--rare for a reason. You know that but what a sad ending for a once-great marque. '62 Pontiac Catalina SD/421--before there were muscle cars the real hot shoes of the early 60s bought these stripper Poncho, Fords and Dodges with big motors, stick shifts, bench seats, dog-dish hub caps and lighter non-hardtop bodywork. The car shown was probably lighter than the typically optioned '64/'65 GTO h/t or 'vert and faster too. Sleeper? You bet if it didn't have an engine badge you 'd think it was a police cruiser unless untnotice the stick shift or the big tail pipes. Love it! |
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Jan 02, 2009 3:31 pm) IIRC, the Celebrity didn't even outsell the Malibu, the car it was supposed to replace that year. Even in 1983, I think the numbers were close. However, part of that may have been the model mix. While both offered 4-door sedans, the Malibu had a wagon in '82-83, which the Celeb didn't have until 1984. The Celebrity had a coupe (well really more of a 2-door sedan), while the Malibu dropped the coupe after 1981. The Malibu wagon was pretty popular even in those down years, but the Celebrity coupe was kind of a flop. I've joked with my uncle in the past, that if something ever happened and I'd die prematurely, they're gonna have a heck of a time clearing out my estate. He just said nah, they'd call the crusher and clear it out all at once! 
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Replying to: texases (Jan 02, 2009 7:54 pm) WVK |
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swiss cheese pontiac
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Replying to: fintail (Jan 02, 2009 6:25 pm) 1. The nicest car the family ever owned... it had a very luxurious interior - to the point of having a pair crystal flower holders. 2. It was silent.... my grandfather loved to sneak up behind people who were walking along (not always family!) and blow the horn. 3. It was incredibly powerful... my grandmother once drove it home with the parking brake on and never noticed. She got caught when my grandfather happened to look out the window and notice her coming up the drive - with smoke billowing from every wheel!. 4. Aluminum body work. My grandfather always claimed some sort of plot by the steel companies stopped car companies from producing aluminum cars after the Marmon. I don't know what model it was - My memory says was one of the Marmon Sixteen's but it was probably a Marmon Big 8. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/marmon-cars2.htm My sister, 1200 miles away) has all the old family photo's - I'll see if I can get her into nostalgia mode deep enough to look for old car pictures! (Wish me luck). The pciture below is a 1930 Big 8 
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