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Packard established its impressive reputation by producing luxury automobiles, but the 1929 Speedster was all about performance. The company took its smallest body, shortened it by several inches, and then dropped in an eight-cylinder, high-compression engine. The result was a sporty car capable of 100 mph and much akin to today's muscle car.
The Speedster is powered by a 6.3-liter, 130 horsepower, straight-eight, L-head engine mated to a three-speed transmission. The wheelbase measures 126.5 inches and the car weighs 3,830 pounds. Packard built some 70 Speedsters for 1929 in Runabout and Phaeton body styles, but this is one of only three known survivors.
The car's original owner, Emil Fikar Jr., was said to be a Chicago brewer of low-alcohol beer who occasionally needed an exceptionally fast car for 'professional' reasons during Prohibition. Thirty years later, Montgomery Young purchased the car in a rather modified state with cut-down doors, a lowered roof, and a raked windshield.
Montgomery L. Young devoted seven years to researching and restoring this car in the 1960s. He donated the car to The Henry Ford in 1976. It has been part of the museum's collection from that time forward. Museum staff and volunteers returned the car to operating condition in 2013.
The Speedster is powered by a 6.3-liter, 130 horsepower, straight-eight, L-head engine mated to a three-speed transmission. The wheelbase measures 126.5 inches and the car weighs 3,830 pounds. Packard built some 70 Speedsters for 1929 in Runabout and Phaeton body styles, but this is one of only three known survivors.
The car's original owner, Emil Fikar Jr., was said to be a Chicago brewer of low-alcohol beer who occasionally needed an exceptionally fast car for 'professional' reasons during Prohibition. Thirty years later, Montgomery Young purchased the car in a rather modified state with cut-down doors, a lowered roof, and a raked windshield.
Montgomery L. Young devoted seven years to researching and restoring this car in the 1960s. He donated the car to The Henry Ford in 1976. It has been part of the museum's collection from that time forward. Museum staff and volunteers returned the car to operating condition in 2013.
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1929 Packard 626 Eight Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Packard 626 Eight
(Data based on Model Year 1929 sales)
1929 Packard 626 Type A Limousine Sold for USD$19,800 2022 Mecum : Harrisburg | |
1929 Packard 626 Chassis#: 273613 Sold for USD$23,650 2019 Mecum : Davenport | |
1929 Packard Standard Eight Convertible Chassis#: 176407 Sold for USD$26,400 2019 Auburn Spring : RM Auctions | |
1929 Packard 626 Convertible Coupe Sold for USD$55,000 2019 Mecum : Phoenix Auction | |
1929 Packard Eight Convertible Coupe Chassis#: 259300 Sold for USD$96,250 2018 RM Sothebys : Hershey | |
1929 Packard Eight Convertible Coupe Chassis#: 259300 Sold for USD$105,000 2016 RM Sotheby's : Hershey | |
1929 Packard Eight Convertible Coupe Chassis#: 258642 Sold for USD$115,500 2014 RM Auctions - Hershey | |
1929 PACKARD STANDARD EIGHT SERIES 626 FIVE PASSENGER SEDAN Chassis#: 262580 Sold for USD$2,420 2013 Preserving the Automobile : An Auction at the Simeone Foundation | |
1929 Packard 626 Convertible Coupe Factory Luggage Trunk, Rumble Seat Sold for USD$54,000 2012 Mecum - Dallas, TX | |
1929 Packard 626 Convertible Coupe Sold for USD$82,000 2012 Worldwide Auctions - The Houston Classic Auction | |
1929 Packard Eight 2/4-Passenger Convertible Coupe Chassis#: 242410 Sold for USD$55,000 2011 RM Auctions - Hershey | |
1929 Packard 626 'Standard 8' Rumble Seat Coupe Chassis#: 247851 Sold for USD$61,912 2011 Shannons Auctions - Shannons Melbourne Winter Classic Auction | |
1929 Packard 626 Sedan Sold for USD$31,350 2005 Worldwide Auctions - Raleigh Classic 2005 | |
1929 PACKARD SERIES 626 CONVERTIBLE Sold for USD$69,300 2003 Barrett-Jackson - PALM BEACH 2003 | |
1929 PACKARD 626 FOUR DOOR SEDAN Sold for USD$23,000 2001 Kruse Auction - Dallas, TX |
Packard 626 Eights That Failed To Sell At Auction
1929 Packard 626 Eight's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1929 Packard 626 | 2019 Mecum : Houston | $43,000 | |||
1929 Packard 626 Boatail Speedster | 2018 Russo & Steele : Monterey | ||||
1929 Packard 626 Speedster Runabout | 2016 Mecum Indianapolis | ||||
1929 PACKARD 626 TOURING SEDAN | 2015 McCormick's Auction # 59 | $19,750 | |||
1929 Packard Speedster Eight Roadster | 2015 Auctions America Auburn Fall | $155,000 | |||
1929 PACKARD 626 RUNABOUT ROADSTER | 166984 | 2015 BarrettJackson Palm Beach | |||
1929 Packard 626 | 2009 San Diego, CA | $37,500 | |||
1929 Packard 626 Rumbleseat Cvt. | 2003 Houston Classic | $41,000 | |||
1929 PACKARD 626 CABRIOLET | 2002 Kruse Auction Sunrise, FL (Mills Mall) | $49,000 |
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