The Packard 14th Series of 1936 remained nearly identical to the 12th Series, which had been introduced in 1935. Packard, like many other companies, had skipped over using the number 13 for any of its Series designations, due to the superstition of it being an unlucky number.
This was the 17th Packard V-12 produced for 1936. It was said to be delivered to its new owner, a member of President Franklin Roosevelt's cabinet, on November 18, 1935, by the Washington DC Packard dealership.