Year: 1935
Make: Packard
Model: 1207 Convertible Coupe
Custodian: Donnie Crevier

History:

This stunning 1935 Packard was recently acquired by Donnie Crevier from a collector in the South Bay area of Los Angeles. Unfortunately, there is not a great deal of history on this particular car. It is believed, however, that its first owner was a newspaper man from Chicago who had acquired the car for his wife.

Restored in 1991, in Indiana, this car was restored with just 63,976 original miles on the odometer. The engine was rebuilt at the same time as the restoration. The exterior color is not original to the car and it is believed that the original color may have been Packard Cream.

Historians believe that about 47 of these 1935 V12 Convertible Coupes were built and that today, perhaps only 3 survive.

The V12 Packard engines of this time period displaced 473.3 cubic inches and produced, for the time, an impressive 175 horse power. The cars also weighed a stout 5,480 lbs.

In the 1930’s Packard made an attempt to beat the stock market crash by manufacturing ever more opulent and expensive cars.

The 1935 Packard 1207 Convertible Roadsters originally sold for $3,850.00. Though quite a sum in those days; the Convertible Roadster was not the most expensive car available from Packard that model year. That honor went to the 1935 Le Barron all-weather 7 passenger Cabriolet, which sold for a staggering $6,535.00

The Car:

This spectacular Packard is finished in a beautiful yellow over red leather. The car, as one might expect, given its heft, is massive; particularly for a 2 door convertible. It is nearly 18 feet long. Though a big car, the lines are elegant, graceful and most certainly stately. A small side door permitted access to ones golf clubs and the spacious rumble seat allowed top-down touring for 4.

One can certainly imagine the pride that the first owner must have felt driving this splendid automobile on a perfect summer morning. Somehow, his smile, may still remain as a permanent fixture of this truly grand motorcar.

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