1936 Packard Model 1407 Twelve at the Sports & Classics of Monterey

Sports & Classics of Monterey

1936-1940

1936-1940 Vehicles

1936 Mercedes-Benz 500K

1936 Packard Model 1407 Twelve

1937 Delage D6-3L

1937 Ford Model 78

1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III

1937 Talbot-Lago T150C SS

1938 Jaguar SS 100

1938 Talbot-Lago T120

1939 Ford DeLuxe V8 Model 91A

1939 Lagonda LG6

1939 MG TA

1940 Ford Deluxe

1948 Mercury Series 89M

Information on the 1936 Packard Model 1407 Twelve

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This 2/4-Passenger Coupe Roadster is the 32nd example of just 682 Fourteenth Series Twelves built by Packard for the 1936 model year. It was originally owned by Harry Reisberg of Marriottsville, Maryland, who traded the car in 1954 to Bob Fleigh Incorporated, a Baltimore-based Studebaker dealer. George F. Towner, a Defense Projects Engineering manager at Westinghouse, purchased the car on September 28th of 1954. A short time later, Towner began a restoration effort aimed at bringing it back to its original condition. Upon completion, the car earned a First Prize Awards from the CCCA, and was given badge number 53 as confirmation.

Much of its history during the 1960s and 1970s is not known, though it did receive a high-point, nut-and-bolt restoration in New Jersey during the 1980s. It was presented with an AACA Senior National First Prize in 1986, and had the badge affixed to the front bumper, where it remains in modern time.

The current owner purchased the car in the 1980s and has carefully maintained it in a large private collection on the East Coast. It currently has just 12,725 miles and remains in excellent condition. It has a deep black finish with good brightwork, a tan canvas top and a tan leather interior. There are a number of period accessories, including a Cormorant mascot, a pair of Trippe lights, dual side mounted spare tires with metal covers and rearview mirrors, a complete set of chrome wire wheels and a rear trunk rack.

In 2009, this Ford Deluxe Station Wagon was offered for sale at the Sports & Classics of Monterey auction in Monterey, California presented by RM Auctions. The car was estimated to sell for $275,000-$375,000. The lot was sold for the sum of $264,000 including buyer's premium.

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