1930 Packard 745 Deluxe Eight Convertible Victoria by Maurice Proux
- Colour
- Siena and Indian Yellow
A 1929–30 Packard 745 Deluxe Eight on a 145½-inch wheelbase, bodied in Paris by Maurice Proux — one of very few surviving examples of that coachbuilder's work. Discovered in Buenos Aires in the 1960s and fully restored by California's Hill & Vaughn shop under the guidance of racing driver Phil Hill, it earned First in Class and Most Elegant Open Car at the 1984 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, then a perfect 100-point score at the CCCA Far West Grand Classic in 1985. Featured in J.M. Fenster's 1989 book on Packard, the car subsequently passed through Japanese ownership before returning to the United States.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$224,000
- 1998 → 2017Acquisition unknownT.J. Daypartial documentation
Reno, Nevada-based collector who had the car refinished in Siena and Indian Yellow with beige leather and inlaid woodwork, then exhibited it at multiple events over roughly two decades until his death.
- 2017 →Private saleCurrent ownerpartial documentation
Long-standing admirer of the convertible victoria coachwork style; car has been maintained in well-preserved condition within this collection.
- Date unknownUnknown Argentine owner or custodianpartial documentation
Vehicle was located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and discovered there during the 1960s in intact but unrestored condition.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownFrank R. Miller, Jr.partial documentation
California-based owner who commissioned a thorough restoration beginning in 1980 through the Hill & Vaughn workshop in Santa Monica.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownJapanese collectorpartial documentation
Acquired the car during the peak of the international collector-car market surge; vehicle subsequently returned to the United States.
Competition
- 19841984 Pebble Beach Concours d'EleganceFirst in Class and Most Elegant Open Car
Marked the public debut of the completed Miller restoration carried out by Hill & Vaughn.
- 1985Classic Car Club of AmericaCCCA Far West Grand ClassicPerfect 100-point score
- 1986Classic Car Club of AmericaCCCA Annual MeetingSenior First with 99 points
Maintenance & restoration
- 1980RestorationHill & Vaughn
Full restoration carried out, returning the car to concours condition. Work involved understanding and replicating Proux's coachbuilding techniques, which had heavily reworked factory bodywork including reshaped doors, bespoke front and rear fenders, and a revised cowl and hoodline.
Commissioned by Frank R. Miller, Jr. The shop was co-owned by collector Ken Vaughn and racing driver Phil Hill, who personally recalled the complexity of the project to author J.M. Fenster.
- —Restoration
Comprehensive re-restoration by owner T.J. Day, adopting a new colour scheme of Siena and Indian Yellow with beige leather upholstery, decorative inlaid woodwork, and matching trunk and tyre covers.
Undertaken after Day's acquisition in 1998; specific completion date not stated.
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