1932 Packard Model 903 Deluxe Eight Convertible Victoria

Packard of New York first delivered this car in October of 1931 to an owner on Fifth Avenue by the name of Robinson. The five men who built the car signed it on the firewall and their names were spared during the restoration of the car in 1967. The current owner found the Packard in a repair shop yard in Philadelphia in 1956, sidelined by a blown front exhaust gasket. It was owned by Ivan R. Trucksis, who purchased it for $50 from the cook of the estate of the original owner. His intent was to paint it yellow and drive it to Atlantic City.

The Packard sat under a tent in the back of the current owner's parent's yard from 1956 until 1962, when a collector from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, offered to buy it for $1,200. Having just gotten married, the offer was very tempting. The owner's new wife arrived just in time and said to the man making the offer, 'If it's worth $1,200 to you, it is worth that much to us.' His response was less than positive.