In 1933, Packard produced 244 Model 1005 Twelve Packards with ten different body styles on a 142-inch wheelbase. This 1005 Coupe/Roadster weighs 5,160 pounds and sold for $3,850.
This was the second year for the new V-12, 445.5 cubic inch engine developing 160 horsepower. The factory claimed a sustained 100 mph was well within the new V-12's capabilities, but that was under test conditions; the 160-hp engine usually ran out of breath at about 90 mph. At 60 to 70 mph, it was whisper quiet and highly refined.
Lavine Restoration of Nappanee, IN, completed a 2002 restoration. | |
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