For Sale: 1935 Packard 120 in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

1935 Packard 120 4 Door Touring Sedan

"Question: How can I be sure the car I buy now will be in style next year. Answer: Buy the new $980 Packard and get the style lines that never wear out! Packard's distinctive lines, coupled with finer materials in the car, the greater precision of the parts and the fact that the Packard 120 is an extremely economical car to operate and service, make it a motor car you will be proud to drive far longer than other low priced automobiles you may have owned." From a 1935 print ad

For consignment, a 1935 Packard 120 4 door touring sedan showing 46,019 miles, but the true miles are unknown. This stately ride presents in mostly original condition with a rear sitting area that represents the lap of luxury for 1935 passengers.

Exterior
A tall chrome grille sits perpendicular to the vented engine covers and no angle of this car is without some type of contrasting trim to the Algiers Blue, a dark shade that enhances the metalwork. That includes the light rings and Centurion like trim on their buckets, the rocket mascot on the nose, and even the shiny rails on the luggage rack. Elegant wheels are body colored with dual pinstripes, beauty rings, and the red hexagon of Packard. In profile, it's a tall vehicle with a running board to assist entry, front opening doors, and proportionally narrow windows. Both ends feature smooth rounded chrome bumpers and typically small tail lights matched with large cased headlights. Imperfections include chips, areas of dull paint, various bubbling, abundant crazing, scratches, and cracking paint.

Interior
Art deco designs are incised into the gray broadcloth of the doors for a winning design and that material is used more traditionally on the bench seats showing a few tiny tears and round holes. Rear passengers are afforded a footrest, ashtrays, and handles while they lean back just behind the quarter window with plenty of room to spare. Up front, things go dark with full black coverage save for the ivory colored gauges with black numbering and art deco silver lining. Gray carpet covers the flat floor from which the shifter rises and a cloth headliner is in place. The narrow upright trunk shows uses and has a carpet piece on the shelf.

Drivetrain
The long hood holds a 257ci inline eight cylinder rated at 110 horsepower and fueled via a 2-barrel carburetor. It is mated to a 3-speed manual that routes power to the rear axle and 4.36 gears. The car runs on a 6 volt system and the bay presents in nice original condition.

Undercarriage
Some residual oil on the rear differential and transmission and some surface rust mostly reserved for the underside of the running boards is what we find on an otherwise intact and relatively clean underside. Drum brakes are on all four corners and a single exhaust flows through a stock style muffler. Suspension consists of coil springs up front and leaf springs in the rear.

Drive-Ability
This well maintained luxury cruiser from a bygone era is fully functional 90 years later! The living room comfort of the interior is how the other half rolled in 1935 and the smooth eight cylinder carries us around the test loop with ease. There aren't many bells and whistles compared to today, but everything afforded the driver and owner operate as they should and we roll this stately ride back to the mall. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.

A car like this in 1935 would have been around 1,000 dollars, equivalent to about 23,000 when most common cars of the era were half that cost. This was one of the top tier manufacturers of the era with some of the most desirable cars today. There are dozens of regional arms of the Packard Club of America so you will likely make some new friends with your new ownership!

Classic Auto Mall is home to more than 1,000 classic and collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate controlled 336,000-square foot showroom (that's more than 8 acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit www.classicautomall.com or call us at (888) 227-0914. Contact us anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in person. There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee is not included in the advertised price.

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