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1937 Packard Super Eight Limousine
Estimated at £10,000 - £12,000
Lot details
Registration No: JK 7585
Chassis No: 346463
Mot Expiry: Exempt
The Super Eight manufactured by Packard between 1937 and 1939 was an excellent driving machine, courtesy of such new refinements as independent front suspension and hydraulic brakes. The last of the floor change Super Eights, it also featured a glorious facia dominated by five sizeable instrument dials. Power was provided by a 320ci (5244cc) straight-eight engine of 135bhp. Some 5,793 Super Eights of one sort or another were manufactured in 1937.
The right-hand drive example offered here is a 15th Series Limousine that formed part of the private collection of the late William O'Donnell of Kenilworth, and was acquired by him in the 1990s. Finished in Maroon over Beige matched to a Tan-coloured interior, 'JK 7585' has been retained in dry storage and has not been run for over five years now. However, we can confirm that the unit does turn over and that this splendid item of period Americana displays fine overall patina.
Registration No: JK 7585
Chassis No: 346463
Mot Expiry: Exempt
The Super Eight manufactured by Packard between 1937 and 1939 was an excellent driving machine, courtesy of such new refinements as independent front suspension and hydraulic brakes. The last of the floor change Super Eights, it also featured a glorious facia dominated by five sizeable instrument dials. Power was provided by a 320ci (5244cc) straight-eight engine of 135bhp. Some 5,793 Super Eights of one sort or another were manufactured in 1937.
The right-hand drive example offered here is a 15th Series Limousine that formed part of the private collection of the late William O'Donnell of Kenilworth, and was acquired by him in the 1990s. Finished in Maroon over Beige matched to a Tan-coloured interior, 'JK 7585' has been retained in dry storage and has not been run for over five years now. However, we can confirm that the unit does turn over and that this splendid item of period Americana displays fine overall patina.
Auction: Imperial War Museum Duxford, 21st Mar, 2018
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