1930 Packard 745 Deluxe Eight Waterhouse Convertible Victoria

Car was originally retailed in Jersey City, NJ per firewall data plate. Identity of first owner not recorded in the prose.

Connecticut-based classic car dealers who acquired the Packard from the Johnk family by 1980 following a memorable pitch that included a live folk music performance.

Gloucester, MA owner who commissioned a full restoration by Ray Belsito of Webster, MA, using original colors found beneath later paintwork. Car was nearly finished when sold.

Rhode Island owner who completed the restoration by having the frame, undercarriage, hood doors painted, and drivetrain components rebuilt by Jack Greenleaf of Oxford, ME. Exhibited at several prestigious concours events.

Well-known Packard collector; during his tenure the car attained Senior status in both AACA and CCCA judging, achieving a perfect CCCA score, and was featured on the cover of a major club publication.

Acquired from Marano after approximately four years; no further details given about tenure length or activities with the car.

Templeton, MA owner who famously displayed the car inside his home den; held it for close to a decade before the current collection acquired it.

Carnival worker from Hornick, Iowa who reportedly sourced the car in South Dakota in the early 1960s; registered it with the Classic Car Club of America by 1964. A windshield sticker suggested prior use near Chicago.

Has held the car for approximately a decade as of the time of cataloguing.

Exhibited by Michael Calore; no award result stated for this appearance.

Judged under AACA national standards at the Hershey meet; Michael Calore was the exhibiting owner.

Achieved near-perfect score at this regional CCCA Grand Classic while under Calore's ownership.

Attained during Ralph Marano's ownership; specific event and date not recorded in the prose.

Also during Marano's tenure; specific event location and date not stated.

Full restoration carried out by Ray Belsito in Webster, Massachusetts, at the direction of Phil Budrose. The car arrived with paint stripped but otherwise largely complete. Belsito worked to colors he identified beneath subsequent layers of paint, and documented the original wood patterns and proprietary Waterhouse hardware during the process.

Belsito used the documentation gathered during this restoration to construct a second Convertible Victoria in the Waterhouse manner, finished in similar colors.

Following the 1993 concours season, Jack Greenleaf of Oxford, Maine, repainted the frame, undercarriage, and hood doors, and rebuilt the engine, gearbox, rear axle, and braking system.

Work carried out on the instruction of Michael Calore after the Hershey and CCCA New England events.