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This 1933 Packard is a five-passenger convertible Victoria. It was saved from oblivion by its current owner. The car had been badly damaged in a garage fire; the car's entire wood superstructure had to be replaced and there was extensive sheet metal repair work as well.
This Packard is powered by an in-line eight-cylinder motor for which the company was justifiably famous. Wire wheels were now standard and for 1933 all Packard's featured the new, pivoted window pane ventilation.
By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2010
This Packard is powered by an in-line eight-cylinder motor for which the company was justifiably famous. Wire wheels were now standard and for 1933 all Packard's featured the new, pivoted window pane ventilation.
By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2010
In 1933 the Packard Standard Eight became known as simply the Eight. A dual downdraft carburetor, smaller flywheel, automatic choke and revised manifold helped boost the trademark Eight's horsepower to over 120. Wire wheels now became standard with discs and wood wheels becoming optional. There were seventeen different body styles available, all of which were effectively marketed to the American public who responded by spending nearly $20,000,000 on new 1933 Packards and, though not phenomenal, it was impressive that Packard was able to claim a profit during such trying economic times.
By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2010
By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2010
 |  |  | Convertible Victoria Coachwork: Dietrich |
Packard's tenth series had many automotive firsts. Among these were skirted front fenders, downdraft carburetors, automatic choke and an engine entirely anchored in rubber. Standard equipment included a 19 point self-lubricating chassis, adjustable brakes and shock absorbers, three position headlights and dual taillights.
This motorcar was the 10th 1002 Dietrich Convertible Victoria built. It was shipped to Goldner Brothers, a Packard dealership in Germantown, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia and sold on June 6th of 1933. Collectibles found in the car indicate it made a number of trips up and down the east coast from Pennsylvania to Florida. In the 1970s it was purchased from a Port Washington, New York used car lot. The new owners made many trips between their summer home in Blue Hill, Maine and winter home in Savannah, Georgia. In the 1980s, it was donated to the ACD Museum and remained there until 1998 when its new home became Okemos, Michigan. The current owners purchased the car in 1999. Miles and age required a complete body-off restoration, which was started in 2004 and completed in 2011. It is painted in Packard's standard paint scheme A: Chatillon Grey.
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 1933
Packard
models |
| Packard 1001 Standard Eight |
| Packard 1004 Super Eight |
| Packard 1005 Twelve |
| Packard 1006 Twelve |
| Packard Twelve |
| Similar Vehicles | |
 | 1933 Packard 1001 Standard Eight |
| Similar Automakers | |
| Auburn | Daimler |
| Delage | Delahaye |
| Duesenberg | Hispano Suiza |
| Hudson | Isotta |
| Peerless | Pierce Arrow |
| Talbot-Lago | Voisin |
| Similarly Priced Vehicles from 1933 |
| Pierce Arrow Model 836 ($2,405-$3,425) |
| Franklin 16-B Airman Six ($1,936-$25,545) |
| Chrysler CL Custom Imperial ($2,895-$3,395) |
| Packard 1004 Super Eight ($2,800-$3,650) |
Average Auction Sale: $100,000 |
| Packard: 1931-1940 |
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| Other models by Packard |
| 180 200 250 3-35 Fourth Series | 300 38 645 745 | 845 Caribbean Cavalier Clipper | Custom Eight Eight Four Hundred Model 18 | Model 30 Model F One-Twenty Patrician | Six Super Deluxe Twelve |
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