1931 Packard Model 840 DeLuxe Eight Roadster

The Packard 840 and 845 are considered some of the finest models of the early 1930s. Their longer wheelbase allowed custom coachbuilders to create striking designs, and for 1931, Packard modeled the cowl forward to make room for even more spacious and luxurious interiors.

Under the hood, the 840 has a 384 cubic-inch side-valve straight-eight producing 120 horsepower, a single two-barrel Stromberg carburetor, a four-speed manual transmission, and four-wheel mechanical drum brakes.

This 840 Roadster sports a Rollston body #430, style #7402 which was designed by Rudy Creteur, Chief Designer at Rollston on September 4, 1930. It is the only known Packard Roadster with a V windshield, and it has several other Rollston design cues including the triangle cowl vent, louvers on cowl sides, a belt line 3 inches lower than the usual, scroll door handles, and hidden hinges. Among its Packard options, it sports the 1932 upgrade kit, which includes a V radiator, dual trumpet horns, the V headlight bar, dual taillights, and super 8 bumpers.

It was built for the Salon Auto Show at the Commodore Hotel in New York in 1930 but was not finished in time.

Packard 840-47 was used as a push vehicle at an auto repair shop during World War II and later abandoned in a field. In 1952 it was bought by a high school senior who kept it for eight years. It spent time in his dad's field before being found and bought in 1960. The rescued car was stored for 52 years.

The current owner acquired it in July of 2012 and treated it to a two-and-a-half-year restoration. The paint colors - 'twilight blue', 'Elmeda Grey' with 'grey mouse' wheels and pin stripping with Timerline Grey leather interior. The colors are original, as found on the build sheet.