[{"id": 2631087, "authorName": "cbezzant", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cbezzant/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Dignified", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1540244824, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2631209, "authorName": "David_C.", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/david_c.-user/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Boy, the Packards are really coming out of the woodwork on BaT these days...and I'm loving every minute of it.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1540245799, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2631333, "authorName": "AUDIologist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/audiologist/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Win auction. BaT. Take home. Enjoy looking at it this Winter. Take out in Spring. Win local vintage car shows. Put away for Winter. Repeat in Spring.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1540246647, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2631414, "authorName": "RadialSkid", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/radialskid/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@AUDIologist - I can't imagine how awful it must be to have to store a beloved car all winter without driving it.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1540247245, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2631437, "authorName": "AUDIologist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/audiologist/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@radialskid I was thinking for those of us up here in the frozen northern US states, where vintage cars have to go into hibernation. It's not fun but does make the first Spring dive sweeter!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540247384, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2631622, "authorName": "Manuel_from_Paris", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/manuel_from_paris/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Plate with the VIN said that is was sold at Earl Anthony Inc. in San Francisco. \r\nAn historic building from the 1920' always standing at 901 Van Ness Avenue, and now a Jaguar-Land Rover dealership > https://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/3697693-750-950.jpg", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1540250959, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2631658, "authorName": "c0rbin9", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/c0rbin9/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Goes perfectly with the video JLG just released: \r\n\r\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5e-E2BQVBY", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540252074, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2631759, "authorName": "Rocitman65", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rocitman65/", "bidAmount": 10000, "content": "$10,000 bid placed by Rocitman65", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540255574, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2631821, "authorName": "JJimmyJJ", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jjimmyjj/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What a beauty. This is art. Just perfect proportions, and a fantastic restoration. Thanks for listing it here where we can all drool over it.", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1540256992, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2631836, "authorName": "jimijimi", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jimijimi/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Surprising that the seller doesn't call the \"small exterior doors\" what they really are: golf bag doors. Or at least that's what I've seen them called on innumerable period two door coupes.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1540257349, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2631867, "authorName": "JIMMY", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jimmy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I just had to comment with the other jimmys. Fantastic Packard, hop in and drive!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1540258137, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2631993, "authorName": "Bricklin2117", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bricklin2117/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "OMG what a beautiful Packard. Regatta Blue in Neptune, NJ--you can't invent this stuff!! What a fabulous car. There was a 37 Convertible Coupe around here for years with an Olds 442 drivetrain. The owner bought it as a Daily driver for his wife in the early 50s and his son converted it many years later for Dad to drive. Not much could look as lovely.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540262192, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632009, "authorName": "Dean_Laumbach (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dean_laumbach/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I am proud to serve to you this evening this 1937 Packard Super 8 which has been owned by good friend and client of mine who is an avid vintage automobile collector here in New Jersey. The car has been maintained in a climate controlled facility since his acquisition more than 10 years ago, and runs and drives strong and has been very well maintained. The vehicle was restored to a very high standard during the late 1990s through the early 2000's and I recently drove the vehicle about 40 miles including some time on the highway. To say that this Packard turns a few heads is more than an understatement. The current owner was a good friend of the previous owner in California and he acquired the car privately from the previous owner as he was concerned about finding the appropriate steward for his labor of love. Perspective buyers are welcome to come see the car in person during the course of the auction and I can be contacted using the \"contact seller\" icon in the top right corner of the ad. This is one of the more unique listing I have even been asked to present to the BaT community, and hope that she finds a good new home. She really is a work of art !!!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1540262935, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632026, "authorName": "jim_rosenthal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jim_rosenthal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ask the man who owns one. Better yet, ask all the men and women who wish they owned one....\n\nThis is from the first year of IFS and hydraulic brakes. These cars are pre-eminent among Full Classics (TM) for a reason- they are beautiful cars, beautifully built, very reliable and fun to drive, and hold their value at least as well as any classic out there. And this is one of the best colors. This is a sweetheart of a car. Dean, you are making me buy lottery tickets.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1540263439, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632040, "authorName": "wally_woo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wally_woo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sweeeeeet!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540263729, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632245, "authorName": "Miatadon", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/miatadon/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "From a time when expensive cars went fast, and most of the others didn't. How would a Ford V8 of this era compare in performance to this Packard?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540284586, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632264, "authorName": "one_twenty", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/one_twenty/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Regarding the building in San Francisco where this car was purchased. Designed and constructed to be a Packard agency. There is a story about the architects competing for the commission, the Greene Brothers and Bernard Maybeck, two of the most important offices in the day as I suspect many readers know. Strong bond between architects and auto esthetic. The Greene brothers arrived to interview in a rather dowdy Studebaker, Maybeck in a yellow Packard convertible. Guess who got the commission?", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1540289886, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632391, "authorName": "pupmiller", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pupmiller/", "bidAmount": 19370, "content": "$19,370 bid placed by pupmiller", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540298481, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2632394, "authorName": "JTW", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jtw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The driving video made me feel like a kid again sitting in the back seat.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540298584, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632484, "authorName": "Dairyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dairyman/", "bidAmount": 20000, "content": "$20,000 bid placed by Dairyman", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540300911, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2632485, "authorName": "Mowog", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mowog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "OMG.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540300943, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632491, "authorName": "bringatrailer", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Good catch @Dairyman, thank you! We've updated the listing accordingly.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540301088, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632479, "authorName": "Dairyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dairyman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@BAT \nThis car doesn't have 2 carburetors, it's a 2 barrel carburetor; ask this man who owns one!\nBeautiful car, makes me want to go call off my whole day and drive my Packard coupe! This is a car that when you start driving it you dont want to stop no more. I can only find 1 negative on these cars; the large blind spot when you're driving it. With the engine warmed up they have more than enough torque to take off in 3rd gear, no sweat!\nAlso, I did a comparison between my Cadillac & Packard coupe a few years back; theres no comparison. I'm surprised that Cadillac sold any cars in the mid 30's. \nCheck it out on PI:\nhttp://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=17827&forum=1&post_id=177080#forumpost177080", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1540301137, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632500, "authorName": "Dairyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dairyman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@BAT thanks!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540301324, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632527, "authorName": "Dean_Laumbach (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dean_laumbach/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Dairyman Thank you sir !!! I concur with you about the blind spots, and adjusting the side view mirrors is next to near impossible without a second set of hands. I adjusted them myself before driving the car and it took me about 10 minutes to set them in the correct position. LOL \r\n\r\nI believe the Packards from this era are some of the most beautiful automobiles ever built. I simply cannot get over how quiet the motor is at idle. Two weeks ago I filled the car up with premium, and completely forgot that I kept the motor running when I got back in.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1540301953, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632592, "authorName": "67gmctruck", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/67gmctruck/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Current America, meet the past America. Current America, you\u2019ve got some catching up to do.", "likes": 11, "timestamp": 1540303661, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632636, "authorName": "foidpoosening", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/foidpoosening/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Now this is what I like to see on BaT.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1540304490, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632768, "authorName": "plasticdr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/plasticdr/", "bidAmount": 24000, "content": "$24,000 bid placed by plasticdr", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540307405, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2632886, "authorName": "Chasboy1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chasboy1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "American Automotive Royalty/Jewelry. Doesn\u2019t get much better.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1540309800, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632919, "authorName": "Ranchero65", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ranchero65/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'm sure blind spots were not as big a concern back in the day of two lane roads, before multi-lane freeways covered the land.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540310500, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2632957, "authorName": "Miatadon", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/miatadon/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What a gorgeous car!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540311570, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2633259, "authorName": "tonyola", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tonyola/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Absolutely stunning and the color is wonderful. That Packard grille-shaped rear luggage rack is just icing on the cake.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540317623, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2633359, "authorName": "Dairyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dairyman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Ranchero65 it must of been some sort of concern cause in 1938 the junior Packard turned to 5 window coupe and the senior line followed in 1940.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540318707, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2633362, "authorName": "Dairyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dairyman/", "bidAmount": 24250, "content": "$24,250 bid placed by Dairyman", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540318731, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2634263, "authorName": "Chasboy1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chasboy1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "On the roof, is that a fabric insert?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540327745, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2634755, "authorName": "Dairyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dairyman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@chasboy1\r\nYes its fabric. They didn't have the tooling and know how to stamp a roof in 1 piece. In 1938 the junior came out with a full metal roof, and 1940 for the senior line.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540331364, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2635214, "authorName": "adams0355", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/adams0355/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It looks from the outside to have a sunroof, but from the inside the headliner is whole. Can someone explain that?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540335800, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2635402, "authorName": "Dairyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dairyman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@adams0355\nTypical roof construction was a series of lateral wooden slats, then a layer of heavy woven \"chicken wire\" which also served as the radio antenna, then a layer of cotton batting, and finally the external cover which was a rubberized and rubber coating fabric with an external grain pattern, sold today as \"Colonial Long Grain\" or Colonial Short Grain\". And I \"stole\" this explanation from my friend O_D who is so much better describing this.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1540341179, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2636560, "authorName": "tbucket415", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tbucket415/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "For a car of this quality, I'll find room....", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1540393793, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2636562, "authorName": "tbucket415", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tbucket415/", "bidAmount": 27775, "content": "$27,775 bid placed by tbucket415", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540393823, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2636795, "authorName": "Bobo_Dupree", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bobo_dupree/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is the type of design, engineering, and materials I really appreciate. I find it amazing that there was a point in time where things were made in a way to be more or less infinitely rebuildable. It reminds me of the desk fan I have used the last 15 years. It dates to about 1930, weighs about 25lbs, and is made of chromed steel and brass. It occillates, has 3 separate oil reservoirs to keep everything moving smoothly, and after 90 years of use blows like a shamal, silently.", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1540398903, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2637982, "authorName": "DaftOne", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/daftone/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Pure Art Deco at its finest!!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1540412774, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2639433, "authorName": "Chasboy1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chasboy1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Funny Bobo, I have a similar old Kenmore. Sounds like a WW2 aircraft on high speed.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540432948, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2639555, "authorName": "speedforreal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/speedforreal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Packard's 1937 model year saw full hydraulic brakes and independent front suspension. 1938 models carried bulkier coachwork while the pre 1937 vehicles were arguably more \"Packard\" in build quality and design nuances. Novices to prewar American classics seek out this year for good reason and the big eight cylinder engine has plenty of grunt. This lovely example has all the makings of a great CCCA tour car.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1540437358, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2639631, "authorName": "vmg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vmg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "One word: Fantastic !!!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540439802, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2640773, "authorName": "doublefeature56", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/doublefeature56/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "BaT \"car of the month\" vote from me. I like all kinds of cars but I don't see many that look this good. glwa", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1540488425, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2641329, "authorName": "MarkS", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/marks/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The rumble seat is an odd feature on a beautiful car. Can't understand their thinking when they combined that with a closed coupe body. Doesn't detract from the car at all, it's damn near perfect, but I have to wonder.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540495359, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2641877, "authorName": "Dairyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dairyman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Just for everyone that's not familiar with these Packards, this a 134 inch wheelbase! This car is huge. Put this next to a 1935 ford/chevy and you realize how big this car is. \r\n@Marks the rumble seat is towards the end of its existence by 1937 (last year for the junior Packard, 1938 last year for the super 8, 1939 last year for the V12 for the rumble seat).\r\nIt was also called \"mother in law seat\" (for obvious reasons).\r\nIt's very windy cause all the air comes around the back of the coupe and hits you. My kids love it, most adults dont.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540499640, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2643485, "authorName": "Mart_Emeness", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mart_emeness/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I found this on Earle C. Anthony, the owner of the Packard dealership in Los Angeles where this magnificent automobile was first sold back in 1937.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earle_C._Anthony\nIt would be interesting to find out who the original purchaser was too. Whoever it was, they must have been both very well heeled and quite optimistic too to purchase an expensive and what was a hugely extravagant for the time, luxury car like this in 1937 while the country was still deep in the grips of the great depression.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540555598, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2643508, "authorName": "Mart_Emeness", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mart_emeness/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "MarkS wrote - \"The rumble seat is an odd feature on a beautiful car. Can\u2019t understand their thinking when they combined that with a closed coupe body. Doesn\u2019t detract from the car at all, it\u2019s damn near perfect, but I have to wonder.\"\n---------------\n Not intended for regular or for long distance use, the rumble seat was probably ordered for the odd time when the original owner, in a pinch, needed room for one or two additional passengers for mostly short country or in-city outings in what was otherwise a very expensive two passenger car.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540556745, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2644302, "authorName": "Trentwayman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trentwayman/", "bidAmount": 28500, "content": "$28,500 bid placed by Trentwayman", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540572788, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2645719, "authorName": "Bricklin2117", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bricklin2117/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is just too lovely for words. I can't imagine the feeling of having one of these in 1937!! I can't imagine the feeling of driving this TODAY!! Saw a 4 dr sedan with sidemounts yesterday driving in traffic when I went to get my grandson @ school-almost missed my turn admiring that beauty.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1540587884, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2645732, "authorName": "Bricklin2117", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bricklin2117/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Mart_Emeness the rumble seat was where you put your mother-in-law when you were subjected to her company--thus the term-Rumble Seat !!!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1540588011, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2646394, "authorName": "ARUP", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/arup/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If you think this car is slick then look at the 'home built' racing airplanes of the 'Golden Age of Air Racing', i.e., the 1930s! Then... look at the people attending these events. They are not the rabble you see nowadays!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540597209, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2646475, "authorName": "Rocitman65", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rocitman65/", "bidAmount": 28750, "content": "$28,750 bid placed by Rocitman65", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540600186, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2646566, "authorName": "Dean_Laumbach (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dean_laumbach/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Mark_Emeness I can think of many a night in my youth, when I wish I had a rumble seat for my intoxicated friends. ? \n\nThe 30\u2019s were such a great time for innovation and design. Who knows where the automobile industry would be now without the interruption of a world war?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1540603126, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2646631, "authorName": "speedforreal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/speedforreal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "In fact, the twenties marked the most rapid increase in automotive technology and shift from ungainly carriages to voluptuous swans. Miller and Duesenberg ruled the oval tracks with with 91 in engines turning 9,000 rpm and their respective superchargers 5x crankshaft speed. In a span of ten years, 4-wheel hydraulic brakes were we on their way to replacing mechanical binders, engines grew in displacement and reliability and The Big Three finally figured out what British and European makers knew all along that style sells. This lovely Packard's design was already long in the tooth by its production date. As for WWII interuppting innovation, one could argue the inverse due to the need to innovate like our lives depended on it. Which they did.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1540605788, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2646710, "authorName": "Jimshane", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jimshane/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "So lovely, the car and resto.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540608538, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2647134, "authorName": "dgpnaples", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dgpnaples/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is not only a beautiful car but a great driving car. I own a 36 Packard 120B, which is considered a \"junior car\" to this car. I have the straight 8, 282 cu. in. , 125 hp and it is my first and a joy to drive. This car has the look and the speed. Good luck to the winning bidder, if not me.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540646349, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2647136, "authorName": "dgpnaples", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dgpnaples/", "bidAmount": 29500, "content": "$29,500 bid placed by dgpnaples", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540646369, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2647490, "authorName": "3Kees", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/3kees/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Dairyman: Thanks for the explanation about the fabric \"roof\", but I've been puzzled about this since I was a kid in the fifties \"working\" on $25 Model As in the back yard, to my mother's dismay. There's plenty of elaborate and complex bodywork on these and other cars of the period: why was it not possible to manufacture a solid steel roof? And if there had to be a hole in the middle of the stamping, for reasons I don't understand, why couldn't they simply weld in a piece of metal instead of going through the wood slat-chicken wire-cotton-fabric construction you describe? Fantastic car, by the way, though that's hardly a fresh observation. I remember when the really \"new\" postwar cars were coming out in the fifties, and feeling, even at 10 years old, that something compellingly attractive in the automotive scene was being rapidly displaced: it was change, but in my young opinion, not improvement.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540657725, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2647581, "authorName": "jim_rosenthal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jim_rosenthal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I don't know, but by 1940 I think they had steel roofs. My 1941, similar model, has an all steel roof, stamped that way. Maybe they had to buy new presses with a larger span? I can't think of any other piece of that era Packard which is that large in area.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540661329, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2647594, "authorName": "Trentwayman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trentwayman/", "bidAmount": 30000, "content": "$30,000 bid placed by Trentwayman", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540661941, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2647676, "authorName": "phil_ethier", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/phil_ethier/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Yes, jimijimi, that's a golf door. My father had one on his Auburn. Your golf clubs go into the footwell of the rumble seat.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540664563, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2647712, "authorName": "Dairyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dairyman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@jim_rosenthal @3kees\r\nThe problem with making a 1 piece roof was in getting sheet metal wide enough. The steel mills simply could not make it.\r\n\r\nThis problem was addressed in 1934. New steel mills began producing wider sheet metal, wide enough to make a whole roof in one stamping.\r\n\r\nGeneral Motors was the first to take advantage of this with their Turret Top bodies. Cheaper models like the base Chevrolet sedan continued to use the top insert for a couple more years.\r\n\r\nEven with the steel available, manufacturers had to invest in giant presses and dies capable of making parts more than twice as big as they had ever made before. Also on every Packard line (eight, super eight, V12, 115/110 or 120) there were so many different body styles that would require different stampings & dies for every different style roof. This would be very expensive especially for senior cars where they would produce a few thousand cars over 14+ body styles.\r\n\r\nThe roof with fabric insert was made in 4 pieces with short seams at the corners welded together and smoothed over with lead body solder.\r\n\r\nThe 1936 Cord had a one piece roof even though they did not have the presses and dies to make it. The roof was made of 7 stampings, laboriously welded together and the seams filled with lead, then filed and sanded smooth. Very costly and time consuming. This was only feasible on a car that sold for more than a Cadillac.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1540665413, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2647765, "authorName": "MarkS", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/marks/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "So, while we're on the subject, I assume that this is a standard Packard body, not a custom coachbuilt? Just wondering. This car seems to be the equal of the two Derby Bentleys offered here recently, and the offers up to now seem quite low. Like many of us here, I can't afford this Packard, but I'm enjoying looking at a fine piece of American automotive art. GLWTA!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1540666868, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2647793, "authorName": "robert_poeschl", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/robert_poeschl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@MarkS: I'm guessing you mean that the Packard is equal to two Derby Bentleys in terms of style (I'd sure agree). Having examined a couple vintage Packards at the Hillsborough Concours this past summer, I'd also suggest it might also weigh nearly as much as two Bentleys. : - )", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540668291, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2647803, "authorName": "3Kees", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/3kees/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Dairyman: Thanks again. Shortly after posting my query, I reminded myself that it was no longer the fifties, and I could go online to research this issue. I had no idea that so much had been written about it. There are competing explanations, some controversies, and some highly technical articles, mixed in with some received \"wisdom\" and a few fanciful conjectures. It would appear that the closest we could get to a comprehensive history of the subject would involve knowledge of advances in the steel industry, the evolution of industrial presses, standardization, economics of assembly-line production, and many other factors, which you outline in your well-informed response. My understanding is that the Budd company, the manufacturer of railway cars, was able to construct an all-steel car body in the twenties, but the proportions may have been more manageable.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540668824, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2647955, "authorName": "Mogracer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mogracer/", "bidAmount": 31000, "content": "$31,000 bid placed by Mogracer", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540676689, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2647963, "authorName": "halfthrottle", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/halfthrottle/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Built during an era \u201cwhen the boats were made out of wood and the men were made out of steel \u201c, as grandpa used to say ... an incredible beauty and tribute to American craftsmanship !", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540677143, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2647969, "authorName": "Dief", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dief/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Question. Does this car have hydraulic brakes?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540677507, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2648040, "authorName": "MSQ", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/msq/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@adams0355 did not ask how the roof was constructed, he asked if that was a sunroof in the pictures of this car. It looks like there is. Did someone really put an 80's style aftermarket sunroof in this? I have to be wrong here. (I am hoping I am wrong). If they did, as long as you have proper paint color, you can revert to no sunroof.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540681858, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2648052, "authorName": "Dairyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dairyman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@msq\nI explained what it is and why and how it was constructed! What part of \"it's not a sunroof\" didn't you get?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540682166, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2648079, "authorName": "MSQ", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/msq/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Dairyman cool your jets Francis. Maybe the part of your explanation that doesn't say \"it's not a sunroof\" based on a direct question. But you did impress everyone here with your knowledge of construction of the roof....excellent.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540684285, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2648100, "authorName": "Nordicbreeze", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nordicbreeze/", "bidAmount": 33000, "content": "$33,000 bid placed by Nordicbreeze", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540685904, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2648147, "authorName": "mjk", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mjk/", "bidAmount": 34000, "content": "$34,000 bid placed by mjk", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540688747, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2648268, "authorName": "jim_rosenthal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jim_rosenthal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Dief, yes it does. This is the first year of hydraulic drum brakes for senior Packards. The 120 and 110 series, the junior cars, had them from the beginning. The senior cars had mechanical brakes (which I believe had vacuum boosters) through 1936, I'm pretty certain. This is also the first year for IFS in the senior cars; again, the 120s and 110s had it from go. \r\n\r\nWith two days to go, I think we are quite a bit under market for a very well done senior Packard from one of the most desirable years. Makes me wonder if it will hit the reserve. This is a very big audience, now, but the number of folks who are actually prepared to own one and use it may be considerably smaller. Mind you, they are very rewarding to drive.", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1540695903, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2648481, "authorName": "Mogracer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mogracer/", "bidAmount": 35000, "content": "$35,000 bid placed by Mogracer", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540733295, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2648582, "authorName": "da-cat", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/da-cat/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I think they also call his the Business Coupe.? I once saw one in need of a restoration, in black, and it was quite striking; like a Ford hot rod coupe but bigger, and a Packard!\r\nBack then I also came across a cool story about a Packard Coupe:\r\n\r\nhttp://www.oldcarsweekly.com/car-of-the-week/car-week-1937-packard-115-business-coupe\r\n\r\nAnd if you are ever in Dayton Ohio, or nearby, you must make a stop to see The Citizens Motor Car Company/ American Packard Museum. This is an authentic Packard Dealership in all of it's original glory!\r\n\r\nhttp://www.americaspackardmuseum.com/", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540738269, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2648724, "authorName": "jim_rosenthal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jim_rosenthal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "You know, I think the business coupes were 120s or 110s, not the senior cars. I don't think the senior cars were sold to traveling salesmen, or, as they were called at the time, \"drummers\".", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540745647, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2648900, "authorName": "BJATE", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bjate/", "bidAmount": 38000, "content": "$38,000 bid placed by BJATE", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540755364, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2649474, "authorName": "Patrick01", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/patrick01/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful, beautiful automobile! Such a refreshing change from all the Porsche/BMW/M-B of late. I could easily picture myself driving and owning this, but my bank account sees owning a model of this right now, unfortunately; or else I'd be an enthusiastic bidder!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540816961, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2649524, "authorName": "Tom_S.", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tom_s.-user/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@ da-cat, I visited the Packard Museum in Dayton last July. It was wonderful. Highly recommended. Seller's car is lovely. Wish that it could be mine.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540819192, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2649528, "authorName": "Dief", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dief/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thanks Jim for the update on the brakes. Henry Ford waited until '39 to equip his cars. Many other makes had them prior to '39 something I never could figure out unless Henry was just too cheap.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540819297, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2649545, "authorName": "speedforreal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/speedforreal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@dief, see my comment from 10.24 regarding juice brakes and independent front suspension.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540820243, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2649552, "authorName": "grampsC8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/grampsc8/", "bidAmount": 38333, "content": "$38,333 bid placed by grampsC8", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540820728, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2649567, "authorName": "Dief", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dief/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "speedforreal: Don't know how to look up earlier posts (I'm 81). Give me a clue, please.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540821374, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2649605, "authorName": "speedforreal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/speedforreal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@dief, scroll down! Many questions get answered early in the auction cycle.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540822587, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2649618, "authorName": "Dief", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dief/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Speedforreal: Got it. Thanks. What a great car. Wish I had the room and $. Maybe I should sell my '58 Mercedes 220S (?)", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540822838, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2649717, "authorName": "ShaneS", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/shanes/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@jim_rosenthal the age old question of, are the demographics thinning out for those able and willing to own one of these, I think so, the nauseating music for 4 minutes in the video is a good clue on that one. would be shocked if this hit reserve.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540825309, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2649859, "authorName": "Duesy_lover", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/duesy_lover/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Bitchin car for sure, but I agree with ShaneS.. \"Demographics\".. the man who wants this car is now 90+.. his biggest acquisition in the next year might be a electric wheel chair.. His kids would never \"allow\" him to purchase a Packard (even though it would bring a smile to his face).. his kids most likely have hired a lawyer to make sure ole Pop's does not squander the inheritance on anything fun (even though he worked for every penny).. \r\n\r\nI am actually looking for a Packard to add to my fleet but a Rag top, with a rumble seat.. maybe even a 12 banger.. the market is real soft..", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540828600, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2649870, "authorName": "scleme", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/scleme/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Incredible!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540828844, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2649979, "authorName": "Dairyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dairyman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I know several guys in their 30's & 40's that own Packards from the 1930's including myself. After driving 1 of these cars you'll realize how much character these cars have that cars from newer eras dont have.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1540831469, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2649982, "authorName": "Bedbugblue", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bedbugblue/", "bidAmount": 38600, "content": "$38,600 bid placed by Bedbugblue", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540831554, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2650018, "authorName": "Boilerson", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boilerson/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@ShaneS\r\nYou last sentence was totally uncalled for and in Shameful taste.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540832346, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650021, "authorName": "Oakdale", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oakdale/", "bidAmount": 38850, "content": "$38,850 bid placed by Oakdale", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540832428, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2650028, "authorName": "jim_rosenthal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jim_rosenthal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nauseating music? What are you speaking of? I heard beautiful classical music- might be Gluck, I'm not sure. Which video are you talking about?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540832611, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650048, "authorName": "3Kees", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/3kees/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@jim_rosenthal: I think he's referring to the music tastefully chosen by the seller which accompanies the walk-around video of this Packard: sounds like Claude Debussy to me. Never thought I'd hear it described as \"nauseating\".....", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540833040, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650060, "authorName": "jim_rosenthal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jim_rosenthal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "incidentally I want this car and I am not 90.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540833289, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650064, "authorName": "ShaneS", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/shanes/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sorry guys. Didn't mean to be a jerk. I'm 49 years old and have bought 3 cars on BaT this year. I like an eclectic mix, including shopping for an old Packard for summer tours. I do know younger guys in the mix, but the vast majority of my old car buddies are a generation older than me, and I constantly wonder, who is going to buy that 38 Lincoln Zephyr or 37 Bentley from me. As for the videos, I prefer a descriptive walk around, driving videos, seem more enlightening than 4 minutes of music. Back to the auction, love the car, sure it will run up in the last 10 minutes as usual, but IMHO, market is a bit softer now than even a year ago. Will see. Cheers.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540833332, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650068, "authorName": "Bentley3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bentley3/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The music is very appropriate for this car. One does not expect nor wish to hear 60's rock and roll associated with a fine Classic Car. Having said that, listening to the second video of the car driving on the road, the music sent out by the engine is much sweeter.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540833430, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650075, "authorName": "3Kees", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/3kees/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@ShaneS: That was a gracious response, and I'm not being sarcastic.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540833597, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650088, "authorName": "Boilerson", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boilerson/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@ShaneS\r\nI agree with 3Kees. Nice way to go. Thanks.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540833796, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650112, "authorName": "jim_rosenthal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jim_rosenthal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Shane, I think you should buy my 1941 Packard Super Eight coupe, which is a newer car than this one, so I can buy this one. Since I'm 67 and you're 49 LOL", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540834574, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650124, "authorName": "ShaneS", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/shanes/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thanks Jim, 41 is a handsome year, but as this crowd knows, 37 is \"the\" year, and in a 3 window...", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540834804, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650150, "authorName": "jim_rosenthal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jim_rosenthal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Yes, but it's NEWER and you like late model cars!!! :) Just winding you up.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540835302, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650154, "authorName": "jim_rosenthal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jim_rosenthal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I have a '38 as well, and my impression is that all the IFS/juice brake cars drive about the same. My only gripe about my '41 is that it's not a great color. Wish it were this color.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540835359, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650157, "authorName": "ASF1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/asf1/", "bidAmount": 41000, "content": "$41,000 bid placed by ASF1", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540835423, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2650299, "authorName": "Burke", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/burke/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I would love to own this Packard !! Soft market and likely will not top $55,000. I wonder what is the reserve ????", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540837317, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650381, "authorName": "Dean_Laumbach (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dean_laumbach/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Burke Only one way to find out !!! ?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1540838564, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650436, "authorName": "Alexmccommas", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alexmccommas/", "bidAmount": 41500, "content": "$41,500 bid placed by Alexmccommas", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540839178, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2650491, "authorName": "craZee", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/crazee/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Did the Vault tour at the Peterson Auto Museum this weekend. This car would fit in nicely.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540839738, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650507, "authorName": "toms38", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/toms38/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Good money but far from what it should bring", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540839842, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650639, "authorName": "Bedbugblue", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bedbugblue/", "bidAmount": 41750, "content": "$41,750 bid placed by Bedbugblue", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540841155, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2650736, "authorName": "Alexmccommas", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alexmccommas/", "bidAmount": 42500, "content": "$42,500 bid placed by Alexmccommas", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540842070, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2650783, "authorName": "Lavaman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lavaman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Anton Meyer brought me here....", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540842398, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2650799, "authorName": "Piros", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/piros/", "bidAmount": 44000, "content": "$44,000 bid placed by Piros", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540842567, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2650913, "authorName": "Alexmccommas", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alexmccommas/", "bidAmount": 46750, "content": "$46,750 bid placed by Alexmccommas", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540843754, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2650955, "authorName": "Piros", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/piros/", "bidAmount": 48000, "content": "$48,000 bid placed by Piros", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540844242, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651078, "authorName": "Oakdale", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oakdale/", "bidAmount": 48250, "content": "$48,250 bid placed by Oakdale", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540845548, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651079, "authorName": "rghoskins", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rghoskins/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The word gorgeous does not do this car justice.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1540845553, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2651089, "authorName": "Piros", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/piros/", "bidAmount": 51000, "content": "$51,000 bid placed by Piros", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540845775, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651091, "authorName": "Oakdale", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oakdale/", "bidAmount": 51500, "content": "$51,500 bid placed by Oakdale", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540845798, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651092, "authorName": "Piros", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/piros/", "bidAmount": 52500, "content": "$52,500 bid placed by Piros", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540845816, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651095, "authorName": "Oakdale", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oakdale/", "bidAmount": 53000, "content": "$53,000 bid placed by Oakdale", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540845831, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651098, "authorName": "Piros", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/piros/", "bidAmount": 53500, "content": "$53,500 bid placed by Piros", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540845873, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651099, "authorName": "Oakdale", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oakdale/", "bidAmount": 54000, "content": "$54,000 bid placed by Oakdale", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540845888, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651103, "authorName": "Piros", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/piros/", "bidAmount": 55000, "content": "$55,000 bid placed by Piros", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540845993, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651106, "authorName": "Oakdale", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oakdale/", "bidAmount": 55500, "content": "$55,500 bid placed by Oakdale", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846025, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651117, "authorName": "Ranchero65", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ranchero65/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'm wondering, between the two of you, how many more $500 bumps are there left?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846134, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2651119, "authorName": "Piros", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/piros/", "bidAmount": 56000, "content": "$56,000 bid placed by Piros", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846141, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651121, "authorName": "Alexmccommas", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alexmccommas/", "bidAmount": 56500, "content": "$56,500 bid placed by Alexmccommas", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846145, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651122, "authorName": "Oakdale", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oakdale/", "bidAmount": 57000, "content": "$57,000 bid placed by Oakdale", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846160, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651125, "authorName": "Ranchero65", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ranchero65/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "oops, THREE of you.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846172, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2651126, "authorName": "zappaFREAK", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/zappafreak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Till there is a winner!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1540846177, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2651132, "authorName": "Bedbugblue", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bedbugblue/", "bidAmount": 57500, "content": "$57,500 bid placed by Bedbugblue", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846223, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651134, "authorName": "Oakdale", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oakdale/", "bidAmount": 58000, "content": "$58,000 bid placed by Oakdale", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846249, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651137, "authorName": "Bedbugblue", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bedbugblue/", "bidAmount": 58500, "content": "$58,500 bid placed by Bedbugblue", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846296, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651139, "authorName": "Oakdale", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oakdale/", "bidAmount": 59000, "content": "$59,000 bid placed by Oakdale", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846312, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651142, "authorName": "doublefeature56", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/doublefeature56/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Bedbugblue, I was wondering about the shade of blue on this beauty. I doubted it would get there pricewise but now I'm beginning to believe. gl all around", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846341, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2651144, "authorName": "Bedbugblue", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bedbugblue/", "bidAmount": 59500, "content": "$59,500 bid placed by Bedbugblue", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846357, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651147, "authorName": "Dairyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dairyman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Come on guys, this car is worth more than this.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540846374, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2651148, "authorName": "Oakdale", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oakdale/", "bidAmount": 60000, "content": "$60,000 bid placed by Oakdale", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846375, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651151, "authorName": "XLR8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/xlr8/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Give em time.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846399, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2651154, "authorName": "Bedbugblue", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bedbugblue/", "bidAmount": 60500, "content": "$60,500 bid placed by Bedbugblue", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846424, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651157, "authorName": "Oakdale", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oakdale/", "bidAmount": 61000, "content": "$61,000 bid placed by Oakdale", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846442, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651162, "authorName": "Bedbugblue", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bedbugblue/", "bidAmount": 61500, "content": "$61,500 bid placed by Bedbugblue", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846465, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651164, "authorName": "Oakdale", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oakdale/", "bidAmount": 62000, "content": "$62,000 bid placed by Oakdale", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846483, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651175, "authorName": "Bedbugblue", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bedbugblue/", "bidAmount": 62500, "content": "$62,500 bid placed by Bedbugblue", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846573, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651178, "authorName": "Oakdale", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oakdale/", "bidAmount": 63000, "content": "$63,000 bid placed by Oakdale", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846591, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2651180, "authorName": "doublefeature56", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/doublefeature56/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Don't send a trailer.....she's ready.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1540846618, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2651186, "authorName": "Anonymous", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Reserve not met on 10/29/18 at $63,000", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846713, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 2651188, "authorName": "zappaFREAK", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/zappafreak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Uggggh", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846755, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2651189, "authorName": "XLR8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/xlr8/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "75?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846758, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2651190, "authorName": "Ranchero65", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ranchero65/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Probably", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846767, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2651205, "authorName": "Bedbugblue", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bedbugblue/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Oh well. I already have 12 cars. I was wondering where I was going to put it.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540846919, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2651296, "authorName": "BJATE", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bjate/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "As was mentioned early on, This is a great piece, but the demographic climate we are in right now was holding it back. Hopefully the owner will keep it and enjoy it. Sorry for him it did not sell...... Beyond gorgeous !", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540847845, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2651300, "authorName": "speedforreal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/speedforreal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I may be argued that BAT isn't the place for a vehicle like this, it will be difficult to convince the next buyer she's worth more.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1540847887, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2652233, "authorName": "Dairyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dairyman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@speedforreal \r\nI've noticed the same thing for higher end prewar cars. BAT isn't kind on those kind of cars, it's too bad cause BAT is a great format!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1540863352, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2652760, "authorName": "Significant_Cars", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/significant_cars/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "BAT is not the right venue for high end prewar cars, yet anyway. As a pre war car dealer I wish it was good for the cars I sell, as I really like it. The thing that us younger guys like about BAT- the blog/discussion format- is the very thing that scares away sellers of high end prewar cars. this car didn't do bad really though and what happened here wont hurt its eventual sale which I would call at 85k or so", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1540905836, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2810230, "authorName": "SurfBoy23", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/surfboy23/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "beautifully restored Packard", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1545596848, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2810696, "authorName": "phil_ethier", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/phil_ethier/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Different strokes for different folks. I remember a street-rod version of this car at an autocross. Seriously.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1545632778, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3195877, "authorName": "Varjak", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/varjak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Lavaman, that was a pretty good try at a literary reference, but it's Myrer, not Meyer. Good book by the way.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1556656085, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3200524, "authorName": "Varjak", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/varjak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I realize that last comment sounded sarcastic (there's the Internet again); but it wasn't meant that way when I wrote it.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1556746868, "type": "comment"}]