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This Packard Model 5-26 Runabout is one of 20 believed to have been built and was produced in August of 1927 during the first month of Packard's production for the model year. The 5-26 designation denotes Packard's 5th models series built upon a 126-inch wheelbase. Packard offered both a six- and eight-cylinder model with the more moderately priced Six outselling the Eight by a margin of four-to-one. Models changed little from the previous year, though thanks to minor improvements, the 300 cubic-inch six-cylinder engine got a boost to 81 horsepower.
While the larger eight-cylinder Packards are more typically associated with custom coachwork, the smaller six-cylinder models were also available with custom bodies. This car wears coachwork by a firm not typically associated with automobiles. Pullman was better known as a builder of railway sleeper cars, though the Chicago firm bodied custom automobiles for a period of time starting around 1919.
While the larger eight-cylinder Packards are more typically associated with custom coachwork, the smaller six-cylinder models were also available with custom bodies. This car wears coachwork by a firm not typically associated with automobiles. Pullman was better known as a builder of railway sleeper cars, though the Chicago firm bodied custom automobiles for a period of time starting around 1919.
David Steinman and his friend Freddy discovered an ad in the Sunday morning New York Times for a 1928 Packard Convertible Coupe being sold in Delaware for $200. Despite having a combined $35 between the two of them, they decided to drive from Philadelphia to Yorklyn, Delaware, the next day. When the funds were not enough, Steinman had his parents wire additional funds to the local Western Union. Following the successful acquisition of the Packard, it was driven back to his home in Philadelphia. Mr. Steinman later restored the Packard and showed it at numerous AACA and CCCA events, eventually winning a National First Prize with it in 1957.
In the late-1980s, he sold the Packard Convertible Coupe and instantly regretted the decision. In the early 1990s, he filled the void by purchasing this example, a Packard Six Model 5-26 Runabout. Shortly after taking delivery, he began a full body-off restoration.
This Runabout was originally sold at the Los Angeles showroom of dealer Earl C. Anthony. It is believed that this Packard was featured in Buster Keaton's 1928 classic Steamboat Bill Jr., where a college girl Kitty King, portrayed by Marion Byron would drive a Packard Six.
This Packard wears a green over tan color combination in a similar fashion to an original two-tone Packard color scheme displayed in the company's Art Deco advertisements.
Mr. Steinman displayed this Packard at numerous AACA events, including The Elegance at Hershey and the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. It received an AACA National First Prize Winner in 2013 and was later displayed at the Hershey Antique Auto Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania, between October 2013 and October 2014.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2023
In the late-1980s, he sold the Packard Convertible Coupe and instantly regretted the decision. In the early 1990s, he filled the void by purchasing this example, a Packard Six Model 5-26 Runabout. Shortly after taking delivery, he began a full body-off restoration.
This Runabout was originally sold at the Los Angeles showroom of dealer Earl C. Anthony. It is believed that this Packard was featured in Buster Keaton's 1928 classic Steamboat Bill Jr., where a college girl Kitty King, portrayed by Marion Byron would drive a Packard Six.
This Packard wears a green over tan color combination in a similar fashion to an original two-tone Packard color scheme displayed in the company's Art Deco advertisements.
Mr. Steinman displayed this Packard at numerous AACA events, including The Elegance at Hershey and the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. It received an AACA National First Prize Winner in 2013 and was later displayed at the Hershey Antique Auto Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania, between October 2013 and October 2014.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2023
2023 Broad Arrow : Monterey Jet Center
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $75,000-USD $125,000
Sale Price :
USD $56,000
1928 Packard Model 526 Six Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Packard Model 526 Six
(Data based on Model Year 1928 sales)
1927 Packard Six Model 5-26 Runabout Chassis#: 125499 Sold for USD$56,000 2023 Broad Arrow : Monterey Jet Center | |
1928 Packard Six Runabout Chassis#: 135592 Sold for USD$60,500 2022 RM Sothebys : The Hershey Auction | |
1928 Packard Model 6 Sport Roadster Chassis#: 161291 Sold for USD$43,680 2022 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |
1928 Packard Series 526 Convertible Coupe Chassis#: 125040 Sold for USD$75,040 2022 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |
1928 Packard 5-26 Six Convertible Coupe Chassis#: 147367 Sold for USD$30,240 2021 Worldwide Auctioneers : The 14th Annual Auburn Auction | |
1928 PACKARD 526 SEDAN Chassis#: 140792 Sold for USD$45,100 2020 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, AZ | |
1928 Packard Six Sedan Chassis#: 164269 Sold for USD$15,125 2018 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | |
1928 Packard 526 Runabout Sold for USD$44,000 2017 Russo & Steele : Newport Beach | |
1928 Packard 526 Phaeton Sold for USD$66,000 2017 Mecum : Houston | |
1928 PACKARD 526 COUPE Sold for USD$75,000 2014 Mecum - Dallas | |
1928 Packard 526 Convertible Coupe Sold for USD$50,000 2014 Mecum - Kissimmee | |
1928 Packard 526 Sedan Chassis#: 138282 Sold for USD$23,100 2012 Worldwide - The Auburn Auction | |
1928 Packard Single Six Model 526 Sedan Chassis#: U138301 Sold for USD$12,870 2009 Bonhams - Bicentennial Pavilion at Hotel Murano |
Packard Model 526 Sixs That Failed To Sell At Auction
1928 Packard Model 526 Six's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1928 Packard 526 Runabout | 2016 Mecum : Harrisburg | $50,000 | |||
1928 Packard 526 Convertible Coupe | 2015 Auctions America Auburn Spring | $51,000 | |||
1928 PACKARD 526 COUPE | 90250 | 2014 Mecum Monterey | $60,000 | $75,000 | $100,000 |
1928 Packard 526 Four-Door Sedan | 2013 Auctions America Auburn Fall | $18,000 | |||
1928 PACKARD 526 FORMAL SEDAN | 134544 | 2011 Worldwide Auctions The Auburn Auction | |||
1928 Packard Model 526 Single Six Coupe | 134350A | 2008 Bonhams Vintage New England | $60,000 | $80,000 | |
1928 Packard 526 Sport Touring | 2004 Toronto International Fall Classic Car Auction | $37,500 |
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