To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Fort
Lauderdale event, 29 - 30 March 2019.
Estimate:
$35,000 - $40,000
- Used as Secret Service transportation under the Eisenhower
administration, and an early part of Kennedy's
- Later purchased by the Bellevue Hotel, used to transport
distinguished guests around the Capitol
- One of only 100 made for 1953
This 1953 Packard Limousine features a custom body by Henney. The
car spent the early portion of its life in the U.S. Government as
the main transportation for the Secret Service during the
Eisenhower presidency and the early part of the Kennedy
administration. It was used by the Secret Service in three
inaugural parades. When the car was retired from U.S. Government
duty it remained in D.C., subsequently purchased by the Bellevue
Hotel on Capitol Hill. While under ownership of the hotel, this car
transported celebrities, senators, government officials, foreign
dignitaries, and even two future U.S. Presidents to the White
House, Pentagon, and around the Capitol.
In 1997 the hotel closed, and the car became a part of a collection
in Germany, where it remained until it was discovered by the
consignor in 2014. Following lengthy negotiations, the consignor
was able to purchase this stately Packard, returning it to the U.S.
This Corporate Executive Sedan by Henney runs and drives as a
Packard should and is a very rare example, one of only 100 made for
1953.
Please note that this car is a Corporate Executive Sedan by
Henney.
To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/fl19.
