1938 Packard 1608 Twelve Convertible Sedan

Packard was the first automaker to manufacture a 12-cylinder car, and between 1915 and 1923 more than 35,000 of them rolled out of the factory. Packard then turned to straight-eights, but eight years later, when Cadillac announced that it would make a V16, Packard decided to counter with another V12. The Packard V12 of 1915 had been called the Twin Six, and this name was revived for the new car, which had a 160 horsepower, 445 cubic-inch engine with banks of cylinders at 67 degrees. The Twin Six name was used for just the 1932 season, after which, the cars were called simply Packard Twelves. The current owner of this example purchased it as a 'basket case' in 2006. Parts for the car were scattered around several locations in the Akron, Ohio area. The restoration took almost three years to complete. This car is the 22nd of 25 built in 1938.

Only 25 twelve-cylinder convertible sedans were built by Packard in 1939 and only nine or ten remain today.