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1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty Convertible Sedan

  • Coachwork by Darrin
  • Chassis Number: C507382F
1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty Navigation
Howard 'Dutch' Darrin designed elegant and extravagant open-body styles, such as this Convertible Sedan. It was constructed atop of a custom eight chassis with a wheelbase 11 inches longer than standard. There were only a dozen of these Packards built with only eight in existence. This car has been awarded a CCCA National First Award in 1995.

This car was delivered new by the Packard dealership in Evanston, Illinois. A Packard memo from June 20th of 1940 listed it as available for sale, wearing paint in Ronan's Cream and featuring a khaki Burbank cloth top piped in cream leather, Lackawanna full top grain leather upholstery, and special equipment, such as the center armrest for the front seat. It was available for immediate delivery to a buyer in the Chicago area, where it listed for $6,300.

In the early 1950s the car had made its way to California, where, after a minor accident, it was laid up on a peanut farm in the town of Arvin. Dr. Richard Steiner from Torrance found it there in 1967. He purchased the car and began a restoration. Howard Darrin, living in retirement in nearby Santa Monica, provided insight into the work.

The work was completed in 1994. On June 8th of 1995, it was shown t the California Grand Classic of the Classic Car Club of America, where it was judged at 98 points. It eventually earned its CCCA Senior badge, number 1898S, which the car still wears today.

Dr. Steiner sold the car on May 15th of 1996 to Otis Chandler. The car remained with the Chandler Collection until 2003. It was maintained in a well-known western collection and then in the stable of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kughn.

The car is finished in Packard Maroon. It has been shown at Meadow Brook, Eyes on Design, and the Amelia Island Concours. It was awarded its CCCA Premier honors with a First Place in the Michigan Grand Classic in 2010.

The car has numerous original accessories, including driving lights, bumper guards, a radio, a heater, a backup, and an Econo-Drive overdrive.

In 2010, this Convertible Sedan was offered for sale at the Gooding & Company Auction held in Scottsdale, Arizona. It was estimated to sell for $150,000 - $200,000. As bidding came to a close, the lot was sold for the sum of $253,000, inclusive of the buyer's premium.

Designer Howard 'Dutch' Darrin created this particular car by stretching the Custom Eight chassis wheelbase by 11 inches. Only a dozen of these cars were built and only eight still exist. It was sold new in Chicago for $6,300. It was discovered in a California peanut farm in 1967 and underwent a 27-year restoration.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2014
There were Packards, and then there were Darrin Packards. Howard 'Dutch' Darrin had been doing custom coachwork on Packards since the early 1920s, but his real 'star' came when he set up shop in Hollywood, customizing Packard coupes into dazzling Convertible Victorias with cut-down doors, a low hood line, and a padded dash. A total of 14 were built in Hollywood through 1939, two on the Super Eight chassis, and the rest on the One-Twenty chassis.

Darrin presented his masterpiece to Packard dealers, who then lobbied the company to offer these stunning cars as 'catalogue customs' which it did through 1942. Darrin built the cars in Connersville, Indiana in 1940, and Packard moved production to Hess & Eisenhardt, in Cincinnati, in 1941 and 1942. About 150 Darrins were built, in all, mostly as Convertible Victorias. A few Sedans and Convertible Sedans were built. This example is one of only three Convertible Sedans built in 1940.

2024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Enthusiast Auction

Sale Price :
USD $263,200

2024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Enthusiast Auction

Lot was not sold

2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $225,000-USD $275,000 
Sale Price :
USD $162,400

2014 Motor City Auction by RM Auctions

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $225,000-USD $300,000 
Sale Price :
USD $236,500

2010 Gooding and Company - Scottsdale Auction

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $150,000-USD $200,000 
Sale Price :
USD $253,000

1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty

(Data based on Model Year 1940 sales)
1940 Packard Custom Super Eight One-Eighty Convertible Sedan by Darrin
Chassis#: 1807-2012
Sold for USD$240,800
  2024 RM Sothebys : Monterey
1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty image  1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty image  
1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty1940 Packard Darrin Custom Super Eight 180 Convertible Sedan
Chassis#: C507382F
Sold for USD$263,200
  2024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Enthusiast Auction
1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty image  1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty image  
1940 PACKARD 180 4-DOOR SEDAN
Chassis#: C505763F
Sold for USD$33,000
  2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ
 
1940 Packard Super Eight 180 Touring Sedan
Sold for USD$41,440
  2023 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction
 
1940 PACKARD CUSTOM SUPER EIGHT 180 CONVERTIBLE SEDAN
Sold for USD$162,400
  2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach
1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty image  1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty image  
1940 Packard Custom Super Eight One-Eighty Club Sedan
Chassis#: 1356-2077
Sold for USD$51,700
  2022 RM Sothebys : The Hershey Auction
1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty image  1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty image  
1940 Packard Custom Super Eight One-Eighty Sport Sedan by Darrin
Chassis#: 1807-2002
Sold for USD$280,000
  2021 RM Sothebys : Hershey
1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty image  1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty image  
1940 Packard 180 Five Passenger Touring Sedan
Chassis#: 13422386
Sold for USD$17,920
  2019 Bonhams : Tupelo Auction
 
1940 Packard Super 8 One-Eighty Touring Sedan
Chassis#: 13422501
Sold for USD$28,000
  2019 RM Sothebys : Fort Lauderdale
 
1940 Packard Custom Super Eight One Eighty Club Sedan
Chassis#: 13562115
Sold for USD$24,750
  2018 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall
 
1940 PACKARD SUPER 8 1803
Chassis#: 13792030
Sold for USD$62,700
  2018 Barrett-Jackson : Northeast
 
1940 Packard Custom Super Eight One-Eighty Club Sedan
Sold for USD$22,825
  2017 Auctions America : Auburn Fall
 
1940 Packard Super Eight Touring Sedan
Sold for USD$28,500
  2017 Mecum : Portland
 
1940 Packard One-Eighty Touring Sedan
Sold for USD$49,500
  2017 Auctions America : Fort Lauderdale
 
1940 Packard Custom Super Eight One Eighty Convertible Sedan by Darrin
Sold for USD$236,500
  2014 Motor City Auction by RM Auctions
1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty image  1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty image  
1940 PACKARD SERIES 1801 MODEL 1392 SEDAN
Sold for USD$40,425
  2014 McCormick's - Palm Springs # 56
 
1940 PACKARD CLUB SEDAN
Sold for USD$22,050
  2013 McCormick's - Palm Springs # 55
 
1940 Packard Darrin Convertible Custom
Chassis#: C502708B
Sold for USD$242,000
  2013 Russo & Steele - Scottsdale
 
1940 Packard Custom Super-Eight 180 Convertible Victoria
Chassis#: V520265P
Sold for USD$247,500
  2012 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach Auction
1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty image  
1940 Packard Darrin Convertible
Sold for USD$205,000
  2011 Mecum Auctions - Kissimmee, FL Auction
 

Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eightys That Failed To Sell At Auction

1940 Packard Custom Super-8 One-Eighty's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1940 Packard Darrin Custom Super Eight 180 Convertible SedanC507382F2024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Enthusiast Auction   
1940 Packard Darrin 1807 Convertible Sedan180720102024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Scottsdale   
1940 Packard Custom Super Eight One-Eighty Convertible Victoria by Darrin1806-20012023 RM Sothebys : Monterey $475,000$550,000
1940 Packard Darrin 180 Super Eight Custom Victoria Convertible180620012022 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction   
1940 Packard Super 8 Model 1807 Convertible SedanC506019F2021 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Enthusiast Auction   
1940 Packard Custom Super Eight One Eighty Convertible Victoria by Darrin 2020 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island Auction $300,000$375,000
1940 Packard One-Eighty Touring Sedan 2017 Auctions America : Auburn Spring $50,000$60,000
1940 Packard One-Eighty Club Sedan 2017 Auctions America : Auburn Spring $37,500$45,000
1940 Packard One-Eighty Formal Sedan 2016 Auctions America : Auburn Fall$34,000$50,000$60,000
1940 Packard One-Eighty Touring Limousine 2016 Auctions America : Auburn Fall$17,500$35,000$45,000
1940 Packard Super 8 Custom 1351 Touring Sedan 356/160 HP, 3-Speed 2012 Mecum St Charles, Il$65,000  
1940 Packard Model 1806 Towne Coupe180620072011 Gooding and Company Pebble Beach Auctions $400,000$500,000
1940 Packard Model 180 Eight Woodie Wagon137323492011 Bonhams Greenwich Concours d'Elegance: Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia $125,000$150,000
1940 Packard Darrin Four Door Convertible Sedan 2010 Leake Auctions Tulsa, Oklahoma$150,000  
1940 Packard Darrin Convertible 2009 Mecum Monterey Auction$160,000  
1940 PACKARD 180 SUPER EIGHT 2003 Bonhams MOTOR CARS $35,000$45,000
1940 PACKARD SUPER 8 TWO DOOR 2001 Kruse Auction San Antonio, TX$16,000  

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