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1931 Packard Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton
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Mon November 20, 2006
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1931 Packard Model 833 Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton
This 8-cylinder 1931 Packard was originally purchased in Los Angeles from the Earl C. Anthony Packard Agency, supplier of spectacular cars for the Hollywood stars. In 1961 the car was spotted by a collector on a used car lot in Los Angeles. It was still in respectable condition with the original paint, leather interior, and was mechanically sound. With only a clean up and polish, it scored 70 out of 100 points in a local car show. This encouraged the owner enough that he commissioned Coach Craft, a top restorer in Hollywood, to restore the car. After a two-year restoration, it was entered in the 1964 West Coast Grand Classics where it won the primary division for its class with 95.9 points. This car sports the Adonis hodd ornament which was a limited-time add-on feature. The car also has the wider running board, spoke wheels, and stone deflector grille cover. The Dietrich body includes hand-finished burl wood instrument panel, V-frame windshield, and Ventipane fly windows. This body style is called a dual cowl phaeton because of the second windshield in the rear of the car that protects the passengers.
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1931 Packard Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton
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Remarkable Cars
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National Packard Museum
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