1939 Packard One Twenty Convertible

This 1938 Packard 120 Eight Convertible Victoria wears coachwork by Howard 'Dutch' Darrin, who designed custom automobile bodies throughout the industry's golden era. The Darrin-designed Packards were favorites of celebrities and film stars. It is believed that this automobile was purchased new by Adolph Zukor, head of Paramount Studios, and later, by actor Gary Cooper. It was then privately owned for six decades before being acquired by the current owner, who plans a complete restoration in 2012.

The Packard Darrins were essentially one-off, custom-built cars. The first versions, such as this example, were built in Hollywood, California, before production moved to Connersville, Indiana. This example was 'modernized' when new with the addition of a Packard 'nose clip.'