1932 Packard 903 Deluxe
ceived: When I received the car it was in fair condition, I called it a twenty footer. It had been sitting for a long time with no maintenance.
The first thing I did was the mechanical work, rebuilding the fuel system,
carburetor, fuel pump, gas gauge. neered and machined a new shutter thermostat that opens at 140 degrees, rebuilt both wiper motors, did some rewiring, installed a master switch, rebuild installed modern seal in the water pump, did a cylinder leak down test on all eight cylinders and everyone was below ten percent.
ne: Disassembled everything off the block that was removable, restored, painted, then reassembled.
y: Fixed all gaps then proceeded to repaint the body. painted to the original colors of the car which is Swiss #1 (belt line), Swiss #4 (main body), both are polychromatic (metallic) with silver pinstriping and black fenders. Stretched the top, resealed and recolored. d to do some clearing on the wood in the interior. stored, refinished the running boards. I finished the restoration in May 2021.
Awards:
nd urs 2021, Award
Head urs 2021, in Class, lling Art and of Show
illa urs 2021, Director/Chairman Award
urs 2022, in Class
Lake ror urs 2022, in Class and of Show
Festivals of Speed-World Equestrian 2023, of Show
Invitational 2023, of Show
urs 2023, in Class and of Show
History: This Packard was purchased from k Avenue Packard in New City for $4,495 on gust 31st. 1932.
The first known owner was Dorothy Mc of , N .
Next owner was noted collector of IN., then the car went to in 2005 to Tom ski who I purchased from.
Design: While not branded as such the design was a product of Packard’s long-running relationship with trich and the trich department of the ay body works. trich design, Packard built.
The Car: For 1932 Packard continued to set the marque high for automotive luxury. The company’s new ride control offered three settings ensuring a smooth ride on both paved and unpaved surfaces.
Equipped with an optional high-compression cylinder head for the 384.8 cubic inch inline eight as well as an updated bricator 51 carburetor and air cleaner assembly bumping output to a respectable 135 horsepower. The styling was a careful evolution of earlier models with the distinct Packard radiator shell still prominently leading the way. The 903 models rode on a 142.5-inch wheelbase, weighing 4727 lbs.
Note: In 1932 there were only 955 of 10 different body styles made of the 903 models and only about 140 of ’s made with only a handful still exist. This car has aluminum A pillars, doors and trunk pan and one of one optional chrome disk wheels from the factory.
This is a 100 point car that has won of Show at a major urs. If you go back and find any of Show car for sale, the price would be $500k to a million plus, so the price of this car is well below its value.