edinmass Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Imagine showing up with that car at Pebble, with the trunk on it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 hour ago, edinmass said: It’s been a long time since we were posting on this thread.....this was worth thr jump start. The guy should be slapped for that trunk. That is because Dave disappeared on us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 The car is obviously in Europe, and perhaps one reason for the large trunk is that there were a lot of long distances between towns and villages while driving the car from country to country or even from one end of a county to the other. If you look at a lot of period photographs in the 1926-36 era taken of cars in Europe just about all of them have large trunks not only at the back but mounted in the front fenders as well. Isotta Fraschini and Hispano Suiza especially. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md murray Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Thanks for reviving a great thread! this is great. -So were plated wires available from Packard or was that something that the coachbuilders did to spruce them up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 9:49 AM, Walt G said: The car is obviously in Europe, and perhaps one reason for the large trunk is that there were a lot of long distances between towns and villages while driving the car from country to country or even from one end of a county to the other. If you look at a lot of period photographs in the 1926-36 era taken of cars in Europe just about all of them have large trunks not only at the back but mounted in the front fenders as well. Isotta Fraschini and Hispano Suiza especially. Interesting, dismissing the license plate on that 1932 Super Eight, I was going to say "obviously the Packard plant on East Grand Blvd." I'm guessing that the car has just re-entered the U.S., and will agree with your trunk comments. 3 hours ago, md murray said: Thanks for reviving a great thread! this is great. -So were plated wires available from Packard or was that something that the coachbuilders did to spruce them up? Plated wheels was an option from the factory. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdc Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 On 11/28/2020 at 4:19 PM, edinmass said: Imagine showing up with that car at Pebble, with the trunk on it? I thought it was a period correct car carrier or kids. It's better than the goat in a bag hanging on the door 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 6/6/2016 at 9:56 PM, roadster said: Folks, Dick Saunders 1936 Packard Twelve Boattail Speedster 904080 is back out on the auction block. Mecum Monterey August 2016. Dick Saunders I am sure he is enjoying this next chapter of his "Saunders Special." As many have of you have heard, Dick was a Pioneer of Hotrod Packards. Many people got caught up in a flat head v8 while Dick was tinker with the Packard Twelves. Some of his V-12 creations were paired with twin superchargers; and even a couple of transmissions joined together. From the 1956 Trend Book "Classic Cars and Specials". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md murray Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) I sat through an hour long seminar that a local car club hosted on that very car and the story kept me on the edge of my seat! It's quite a tale and there is substantial evidence to suggest that the car that failed to sell at Mecum and later got donated to a major museum is in fact the car that Mr. Saunders built in his backyard. Edited March 1, 2021 by md murray (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md murray Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Speaking of frankenstein Packards has anybody seen the Lebaron super eight converted to a hunting car that sold at Hershey a few yrs ago? Rumor has it that the car was treated to a very nice restoration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 38 minutes ago, md murray said: Speaking of frankenstein Packards has anybody seen the Lebaron super eight converted to a hunting car that sold at Hershey a few yrs ago? Rumor has it that the car was treated to a very nice restoration? I saw photos of it a while back.......the woodwork replacement looked fantastic. It was a LeBaron Town Car.......cut down very early. It was on my wish list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 4 hours ago, edinmass said: I saw photos of it a while back.......the woodwork replacement looked fantastic. It was a LeBaron Town Car.......cut down very early. It was on my wish list. It was a legit car bodied prewar by Woods & Sons. Actually very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 5 hours ago, md murray said: I sat through an hour long seminar that a local car club hosted on that very car and the story kept me on the edge of my seat! It's quite a tale and there is substantial evidence to suggest that the car that failed to sell at Mecum and later got donated to a major museum is in fact the car that Mr. Saunders built in his backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 52 minutes ago, alsancle said: It was a legit car bodied prewar by Woods & Sons. Actually very cool. Can that possibly be F.R. Wood of Brooklyn, N.Y. ? This off the top of my head not looking anything up. They were not around in 1918 but possibly later? Need to find the time to look this up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 15 minutes ago, Walt G said: Can that possibly be F.R. Wood of Brooklyn, N.Y. ? This off the top of my head not looking anything up. They were not around in 1918 but possibly later? Need to find the time to look this up. Walt, I need to look the name up to confirm. They were located in NY and did station wagon conversions in the late 30s and into the 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 If that is the Packard conversion Tom sold a couple years ago it had a body tag on it, was a pro job, NY but I thought the name was different. It came out of a shop here in CT, Tom suggested Mary and I "help" him retrieve it on I believe the coldest day on record that year. A very cool car but I think it had a specific purpose other than hunting. I have pics but not on this phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md murray Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 20 hours ago, Steve_Mack_CT said: If that is the Packard conversion Tom sold a couple years ago it had a body tag on it, was a pro job, NY but I thought the name was different. It came out of a shop here in CT, Tom suggested Mary and I "help" him retrieve it on I believe the coldest day on record that year. A very cool car but I think it had a specific purpose other than hunting. I have pics but not on this phone. It was McAvoy & Sons out of New Rochelle, NY. It would be cool if they made a copy of that label and put it on the new wood. The vehicle was used to transport hunting dogs. There were little tether rings spaced out running the length of the body interior. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Yes that's it. One rear wheel was locked up, and Tom had a smaller open trailer. It is a big car. Maybe 6, 7 years ago. Time flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 I pulled this one of the "Prewar Photos" thread. It seems a dozen or so photos get tossed on that thread per day, so it's super easy to get overwhelmed when trying to ask (and get answers to) a specific photo. This photo from 1932 shows FOUR individual customs. I'm very confused as to the car hiding behind the palm tree. It appears to have a rear-hinged rear door, and based on the top it appears to be a sport sedan. Can anyone help identify exactly what it is? The only sport sedan that comes close to this is the Waterhouse, but it has front-hinged rear doors. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 I wonder if it's the same car as seen in this well-known showroom photo... second from right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Here's another photo of a rear-hinged sport sedan, I think from Packard's 1932 portfolio of custom bodied cars. (Dietrich??) I'm pretty certain this is the car behind the palm tree in the first photo I posted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Here's also a couple more Waterhouse sport sedans, both of which have front hinged rear doors. The two photos of the car with side-mounts is a 1931, while the rear-spare car is a '32. The '32 still exists in a private collection in California. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen_Dyneto Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 A couple more photos, taken at a well-known restoration shop back in 2012. Full leather interior IIRC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 On 10/25/2023 at 9:56 AM, West Peterson said: I pulled this one of the "Prewar Photos" thread. It seems a dozen or so photos get tossed on that thread per day, so it's super easy to get overwhelmed when trying to ask (and get answers to) a specific photo. This photo from 1932 shows FOUR individual customs. I'm very confused as to the car hiding behind the palm tree. It appears to have a rear-hinged rear door, and based on the top it appears to be a sport sedan. Can anyone help identify exactly what it is? The only sport sedan that comes close to this is the Waterhouse, but it has front-hinged rear doors. West, I believe that it is factory style 4005 "Sport Sedan" with body "Custom by Packard". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 This one was new to me……. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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