1933 Packard Twelve Convertible Victoria, Series 1005 (Tenth Series)
- Engine
- V12

One of only five surviving Tenth Series Packard Twelve Convertible Victorias on the long-wheelbase 1005 chassis, this 1933 car was bodied to Raymond Dietrich's five-passenger design and delivered by the Earle C. Anthony dealership in Los Angeles in August 1933, with the original buyer reported as French entertainer Maurice Chevalier. Preserved largely unrestored for decades, it underwent a comprehensive ground-up restoration and subsequently won Best of Show at the 2022 Des Moines Concours d'Elegance and a class award at the 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate US$450,000 – US$550,000
- 1933-08-05 →Factory deliveryMaurice Chevalierpartial documentation
French entertainer based in Hollywood at the time of purchase; a brass nameplate bearing his name and Paris address remains on the floorboard to this day.
- → 1970Acquisition unknownHarold Crosbypartial documentation
Early Packard enthusiast based in California who later sold the car on to a museum collection.
- 1970 → 2021-06-01Private saleGene Grengspartial documentation
Collector who housed the car in his Cavalcade of Cars museum in Eau Claire, Wisconsin; the original interior served as a reference for restoration of a sibling car. A planned restoration beginning in 1979 was never completed.
- 2021-06-01 →Private saleJeff Schreinerfull documentation
His workshop carried out a full ground-up restoration, preserving original identification tags and body stampings; subsequent authenticity refinements were handled by Stone Barn of Vienna, NJ under the guidance of David Kane.
Competition
- 20222022 Des Moines Concours d'EleganceBest of Show
First major showing after completion of the ground-up restoration.
- 20232023 Pebble Beach Concours d'EleganceClass award winner
Entered by the current owner following additional authenticity enhancements undertaken to meet top national competition standards.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1979Restoration
The car was taken apart in preparation for a full restoration, but the project was never carried through to completion.
The dismantled state persisted until the car was acquired by Jeff Schreiner in 2021.
- 2021RestorationSchreiner's shop
A thorough ground-up rebuild was completed, with particular care taken to preserve original identification elements including the firewall number tag, Dietrich body tags, and body number stampings in the wooden framework.
Work was initiated shortly after acquisition in June 2021 and completed in time for the 2022 concours season.
- 2023MaintenanceStone Barn
Further refinements were made to enhance the car's historical accuracy and bring it to the standard required for top-tier national concours judging.
Work carried out at Stone Barn of Vienna, New Jersey, and overseen by noted Packard authority David Kane in preparation for the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
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