1927 Packard 343 Eight Convertible Sedan

This is one of three Packard 343s fitted with a Murphy Convertible Sedan body, and it is believed to be the only surviving example. The body, designed by the legendary W. Everett Miller, was a Murphy specialist, incorporating remarkably thin 'clear-vision' cast-brass pillars. The completed car was delivered to Carl Henderson's Packard City in Santa Monica, California, on April 16, 1927. The Fairbank family, which was heavily involved in Canada's rail and oil industries, originally purchased this car for $9,200, and it remained in their possession until Phil Hill purchased it in 1967. Hill, his partner Ken Vaughn, and Bob Mosier, who was the first employee of 'Hill and Vaughn,' worked together to restore the car, and their efforts culminated in Hill's second Best of Show at the Pebble Beach Concours. Its lilac paint scheme was modeled after a well-preserved original Packard that Hill spotted in William Harrah's Collection. It has been in the care of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco since 2009.