1932 Packard Deluxe Eight Phaeton
- Engine
- 384.8 cu in L-head inline-eight, 135 hp
- Colour
- Black with black top
A 1932 Packard Deluxe Eight phaeton, the 27th of approximately 30 produced that year and believed to be one of seven surviving examples. Numbers-matching throughout, it retains its original engine, steering gear, coachwork, and brass vehicle plate, and was first delivered in Newark, New Jersey, in November 1932. Discovered in a New Jersey backyard in the early 1950s for a reported $35, it subsequently passed through several noted enthusiasts, underwent a restoration in the mid-1950s, and received a comprehensive three-year restoration completed around 2010, emerging in black with burgundy leather trim.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$253,000
- 1932-11-12 →Factory deliveryFirst Newark delivery recipientpartial documentation
Vehicle was delivered in Newark, New Jersey, and later found abandoned in a backyard in the same state approximately two decades after delivery.
- → 2007Private saleBill Neubigpartial documentation
Connecticut neighbor of the Dickermans who held the car until 2007.
- 2007 →Private saleFlorida-based Packard enthusiastpartial documentation
Conducted an extensive three-year restoration returning the car to original specification, including the current black and burgundy presentation.
- Date unknownPrivate saleGeorge Jepsonpartial documentation
Long-standing CCCA member and Packard enthusiast who located the car in a New Jersey backyard and purchased it for $35.
- Date unknownPrivate saleBennett Fishlerpartial documentation
Undertook a restoration to factory-original condition; drove the car in a CCCA CARavan in 1955, with documentation published in a 1956 club magazine.
- Date unknownPrivate saleBurton Dickermanpartial documentation
Received the car from Fishler; Connecticut-based owner.
- Date unknownInheritanceDickerman's widowpartial documentation
Inherited the car following her husband's death and subsequently passed it to a neighboring Connecticut resident.
- Date unknownPrivate saleMr. Smithpartial documentation
Florida-based owner who exhibited the car at a charity event in Vero Beach in spring 2016.
Competition
- 1955Classic Car Club of America CARavanCCCA CARavan
Driven by Bennett Fishler following completion of his restoration; documented with before-and-after photographs in the club's winter 1956 publication.
- 2016Gatsby-themed gala benefitting Vero Beach Museum of Art
Car was displayed by Mr. Smith at a charitable event in spring 2016; attracted considerable attention.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1955Restoration
Fully restored to original factory condition by owner Bennett Fishler; documented with before-and-after photographs published in early 1956.
Coverage appeared in the Winter 1956 issue of a CCCA publication.
- —Restoration
Comprehensive three-year restoration to original specification undertaken by the Florida owner preceding Mr. Smith, resulting in a black exterior with burgundy leather interior and period-correct fittings throughout.
Commenced sometime after the 2007 acquisition; exact completion year not stated but implies completion around 2010.
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