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Packard added independent front suspension and hydraulic brakes in 1937. They produced a whopping 1300 V-12 cars that year. This car weighs approximately 5525 pounds.

The built-in wheelchair actually locked into place in the car for safe motoring. A folding wheelchair ramp came with the car and could be folded out and secured to the passenger side running board to ease rolling the wheelchair into and out of the car. Also the B-post (pillar between the passenger side front and rear car doors) is easily snapped out of the car to create a wide expansive opening for wheelchair maneuverability into and out of the car.

Source - Canton Classic Museum

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The car was first sold and was garaged in N.Y. City from 1937 until 1939. It was then sold and used primarily as a parade vehicle in N.Y. It was during that period of time it was fitted with a rear seat heater.

The car was a very late production Packard in 1937, and may have been the last one produced of this model.

It has been restored to exact standards, which included optional Division Window, rear trunk rack and dual side mount tires. However the car did not have a radio or heater.

In all respects this auto exemplifies the finest of the mid-thirties elegance.

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Sold new in Richmond, Virginia, by Mooers Motor Car Company to Miss Mary Martin - heir to Home Beneficial Life Insurance Company of Richmond, Virginia. The car remained in Richmond changing hands three times, until it was sold to Mr. Reggie Nash of Richmond with just 43,000 miles on the odometer. Reggie kept the car 19 years before sending it to Monte & Greg Montillier, in Watsonville, California, for a restoration that took eight years.

After restoration, the car was shown in 1999 and won several 1st class and most elegant awards. The car has been shown at Pebble Beach, The Western Division AACA National Spring Meet and Hershey, PA. It won 1st Junior and Senior awards in 1999 and a Grand National Senior Award from AACA in 2000. More recently under Dave & Linda Kane's ownership, the car was awarded 1st in class and 100 points at the CCCA Grand Classic in Baltimore, MD, June 2007 and a Class Award at Meadow Brook in August 2007.

The Packard Twelve was produced from 1933 to 1939 with over 35,000 examples produced. It is considered by many to be one of the finest automobiles produced by Packard and one of the most significant creations of the classic car era. The long and flowing front hood hid a 445 cubic-inch side-valve twelve cylinder engine that was refined, powerful, smooth, and quiet.

The engine was originally destined for a front wheel drive project which eventually proved to have weaknesses. That and the anticipated development cost were too much to be practical so Packard decided to scrap the idea. Cadillac had introduced their 16-cylinder engine and other marques such as Pierce-Arrow were improving the performance of their offerings. Packard was feeling the pressure and decided to place the engine into the Deluxe Eight Chassis and dubbed it the Twin Six. The name was in honor of Packard's achievement fifteen years earlier when the introduced their first 12-cylinder engine. By 1933 the name was changed to Twelve to be inline with the rest of the Packard models.

Most of the Packard production Twelve's received factory bodies. Only a handful received custom coachwork by such greats as LeBaron and Dietrich.

In 1935 Packard introduced more horsepower and mechanical improvements. The suspension became more plush and comfortable while the steering became easier to operate. The cars were designed and built as one unit including the fenders, running boards, hood and body.

1936 the final year for 17 inch wire wheels and the double blade bumpers with hydraulic dampers.

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1937 Packard Fifteenth Series 1508
Year	1937
Make	Packard
Model	Fifteenth Series 1508
Engine Location	Front
Drive Type	Rear Wheel
Production Years for Series	1937
Weight	5525 lbs \| 2506.1 kg

Engine
Engine Configuration	V
Cylinders	12
Aspiration/Induction	Normal
Displacement	473.30 CU IN. \| 7757.4 cc. \| 7.8 L.
Horsepower	175.00 HP (128.8 KW)
HP to Weight Ratio	31.6 LB / HP (Vehicles with similar ratio)
HP / Liter	22.4 BHP / Liter
Fuel Type	Gasoline - Petrol
	Vehicles with similar horsepower and weight

Standard Transmission
Gears	3
Transmission	Manual

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