1941 Packard Super-8 One-Eighty Sport Brougham

The Packard Super 8 added the designation 160 to its name in 1940. Offered in two series, the Super 8 was the larger version powered by the 356 cubic inch straight-eight engine that produces 160 horsepower, thus the name. This was the last year of auto production until after World War II ended. The War Department needed V12 engines for P-51 Mustangs and Packard accepted while General Motors and Ford declined.

This vehicle was originally sold in Denver, Colorado on April 12th of 1941. For several years it was part of the Tom Mix collection in Massachusetts. Mr. Mix (not of movie fame) collected Packards but owned several Mercedes-Benz dealerships. This example includes an optional front grill guard, rear trunk guard, and dual side-mounted spare tires.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2021

Just 99 examples of the Sport Broughams were built and 20 are known to survive. The earliest-known owner of this particular example was George Oxford of Iowa. In the late 1960s, Mr. Oxford sold it to Don Hanson, who owned it until 2001, when it was sold to Tom Mix. After Mr. Mix's passing, his collection was privately sold, and the current owner acquired the car from the estate in 2006 as a partially completed project. Mr. Mix's shop then completed the restoration for the new owner over the next year. Since that time, the car has been driven about 2,500 miles.

By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2016