Vehicle Description
Vehicle to be offered for Auction sale WITHOUT RESERVE and SOLD to
the highest bidder August 17th - 19th, 2017 at Russo and Steele's
17th Annual Monterey, California Auction. Please contact us for
more information. Los Angeles Broadcasting Pioneer Art Astor was a
man known for many things. A dedicated businessman, loving father
and grandfather and first rate soldier, Art was also known for his
incredible devotion to the automobile. Russo and Steele is proud to
present in Monterey, California the last remaining automobiles in
Art Astor's legendary collection. The Devotion Collection features
the cars truly closest to Art's heart. These fourteen remaining
offerings are vehicles that Art felt so passionately about that he
kept them the closest to him, through the end of his life and
include prime examples of Pre and Post War American Classics,
American Luxury Cars and European Sports Cars. The Packard One-Ten
(also One Ten and 110) was a range of six-cylinder automobiles
produced by the Packard Motor Car Company during the 1940 and 1941
model years. The One-Ten model designation replaced the Packard Six
model name. Packard reintroduced a line of six-cylinder cars in
1937 after a ten-year absence as a response to the economic
depression and ongoing recovery cycle in the United States. As an
independent automaker, Packard could not look to other internal
divisions to support its base of luxury models, so the inclusion of
the Six, and the later 110 models, was necessary to aid in
supporting the firm's bottom line until better times returned. This
is one of 500 Packard 110's produced in 1941. It had a list price,
depending on the model, of $1104-$1375. This example is presented
with striking two-tone gray paint, sparkling brightwork and white
wall tires. The dash plastic is exceptional and the fabric seating
is in good order. A strong example of the Packard 110 that many
feel saved the day for Packard. Recently serviced it is ready for
the open road and miles of enjoyable touring.
