{"id":6186,"date":"2019-09-11T21:21:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T19:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letocar.com\/?p=6186"},"modified":"2019-09-12T00:24:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T22:24:48","slug":"packard-twelve-convertible-coupe-1139-1938","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letocar.com\/en\/packard-twelve-convertible-coupe-1139-1938\/","title":{"rendered":"Packard Twelve Convertible Coupe – 1139 (1938)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Model 1607. 175 bhp, 473 cu. in. V-12, three-speed manual transmission, front coil, independent suspension and rear longitudinal leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 139″<\/p>\n

One of the most desirable body and engine combinations available on a Packard: a 1938 Twelve Convertible Coupe.<\/p>\n

Aside from having the desirable convertible coupe body with rumble seat, this Packard Twelve is equipped with a trunk rack, radio, heater, turn signals, Trippe lights and dual enclosed side-mounts with metal covers and mirrors. <\/p>\n

In 1938, Packard offered the Twelve with 14 different body styles and constructed 566 in various configurations. Only a small fraction of those were convertible coupes, and they remain among the most sought-after of any twelve- or eight-cylinder Packards in existence.<\/p>\n

The Packard Twelve Convertible Coupe – 1139 was put on sale at a price of $4,370. Sold For $165,000 RM | Auctions – ST. JOHN’S (FORMERLY MEADOW BROOK) 30 JULY 2011<\/p>\n

Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA [CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>], via Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p>\n