Equipment
424/88hp V-12, 3-speed, wood spoke wheels, Warner speedometer, Waltham clock, jump seats, Sparton horn, jump seats.
Condition
#4 Fair
Has visible flaws to the naked eye. Runs fine, but could use mechanical or cosmetic attention.
Single family owned until the early 90’s, with the present owners since then. With the exception of the front fenders and headlight buckets this is a marvelous all-original Packard. The paint is peeling, the engine is dirty and grungy, the upholstery is torn and tattered. No one should care or ever touch it except for routine maintenance. The oily, grungy nuts holding the cylinder blocks to the crankcase appear never to have been off.
Market commentary
In absolute terms this magnificent Packard is a “4” condition car but its preservation and nearly complete originality make it something more. This is the V-12 engine that mule skinner Enzo Ferrari is reputed to have seen during WWI that inspired him to make the first Ferrari a V-12, and it is still in both its concept and its condition an inspiration. The estimate range is reasonable and keeping it even $5,000 under the low estimate is realistic. It deserves more and to find a good home where its preservation will be continued.