1929 Packard 640 Custom Eight Phaeton
VIN: 174637
Here is the ultimate in rarity, a meticulously restored prewar Packard that is the only known example of its configuration: A 1929 640 Custom Eight Phaeton.
The more time you spend with this magnificent automobile, the more you will appreciate its design and engineering.
Power comes, quietly and plentifully, from Packard’s 105-horsepower 384 cubic-inch inline eight-cylinder, recognized as one of the finest engines of its era.
This Packard 640 was restored in 2017 by noted Packard specialist Gene O'Hara, and the quality of that work shines through everywhere you look.
The engine compartment is perfectly detailed and utterly authentic, as is the interior, which delights the senses with every correct detail looking as fresh as the day this ultra-rare car left the East Grand Boulevard factory 96 years ago.
The fine black leather upholstery is trimmed with red piping, neatly matching the exterior’s deep-red paint with black fenders and accents.
Door panels, trim, carpets, glass and interior hardware are perfect. Perhaps most impressive is the beautiful dashboard woodwork that houses exquisite instrumentation.
It is equipped with color-matched artillery-style wheels, rear footrests, dual side-mounted spares, cowl lights, wind wings and the “Goddess of Speed” mascot.
This famous Packard was acquired post-restoration by Clive and Janet Cussler.
Janet Cussler fondly recalls an auctioneer who was taking her bids making the pronouncement, “A woman can never own too many Packards.” She said, “I took a cue from Marilyn Monroe that a woman can’t have too many diamonds and decided to agree with him.”
This CCCA Full Classic was invited to and shown at the 2018 Concours d’Elegance of Texas. It offers many more Concours appearances, tours and days of quiet enjoyment for its next proud owner.
Quality 2017 restoration by noted marque specialist
One of three listed in the Packard Club directory
Only example known in the five-passenger configuration
Invited and shown at the 2018 Concours d'Elegance of Texas
A Classic Car Club of America Full Classic®
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