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This 1934 Packard Twelve is a Series 1108 example clothed in Dietrich Individual Custom Convertible Sedan coachwork and is said to have been sold new via Earle C. Anthony’s Los Angeles showroom.
Car number 1108-26 was purchased from the estate of a Florida and New Hampshire steward by a Connecticut collector who retained it for 30 years before it was purchased by the Andrews Collection. A subsequent refurbishment performed between 2009 and 2010 by Steve Babinsky in Lebanon, New Jersey, included a repaint in Dark Auburn, a re-trim of the interior in tan leather, and an overhaul of the 445. 5ci L-head V12.
Following completion of the project the car won its class at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and an Amelia Award at the 2011 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance before winning a CCCA Senior Award in 2012 and later appearing in the 2016 film Live By Night.
Additional features include a dual-throat downdraft carburetor, a three-speed manual transmission, mechanically actuated drum brakes with variable vacuum assistance, adjustable ride-control suspension, 17” wire wheels, dual side-mount spares, a V-shaped windshield, a fold-down rear luggage rack, a tan convertible top, and a roll-up glass passenger compartment partition.
In addition to a range of standard body styles, Packard offered a selection of custom designs by LeBaron or Dietrich on the Super Eight and Twelve platforms between 1932 and 1934. Along with the styling revisions integrated across the Packard range for 1934, Dietrich’s design touches for the 11th-series Twelve include a V-shaped windshield and hood panels that extended rearward over the cowl. Each of the Dietrich Individual Custom body configurations could be individualized with appointments to the buyer’s taste.
