1937 Packard 1507 Twelve Sport Phaeton

Many consider the 1935 to 1939 Twelve's to be the finest automobiles ever produced by the Packard Motor Car Company. It is true that they represented the end of an era; never again would Packard offer the exceptional quality of a hand-built senior car. The coupe displayed features such as a roll-down rear window, dual golf bag doors, and a rumble seat finished in black leather, with fold-over paint-guard armrests. The graceful lines of the body are accentuated by the optional side mount spares, with metal covers. In addition, this Twelve is equipped with a Packard Adonis hood ornament, a windshield-mounted side view mirror, an accessory trunk rack bumper, a radio, and a clock.

The Fifteenth Series Twelve used a 175 horsepower, 473 cubic-inch, side-valve, twelve-cylinder engine with a three-speed synchromesh transmission, and vacuum-assisted hydraulic brakes. The wheelbase was 139 inches. This Coupe's original list price was $3,420. In 1937, the Twelve enjoyed its best year, selling 1,300 vehicles. It was also overall Packard's best sales year ever, with 109,518 sold.

The 1937 Packard catalog did not offer an open Phaeton body, but at least two examples were built with the Dietrich-badged coachwork offered in the previous 1936 lineup. Franklin Roosevelt was the passenger in one example later destroyed by fire. This car is the only known surviving example. Only individually coach-built open phaetons are found on later Packards.