Re: '34 Twelve Sport Coupe - The Old Motor

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2016/10/17 8:34:13

The Mercedes that may well have been the inspiration for the Sport Coupe is the 500K Autobahn Kurier.

Actually I don't think the Sport Coupe was a cataloged custom, at least it does not appear in the 11th Series Custom Car Program catalog. The 1934 LeBaron Runabout Speedster (style 275) was built in-house by Packard's Custom Body Division on a new chassis, the 1106 which was a 12-cylinder chassis with a 135" wheelbase, and is the only model listed for this chassis. In December 1933 Packard's board approved three 1106 chassis to be mounted with special Sport Coupe bodies built by Packard. Perhaps a 4th was later produced, I'm not certain about whether the total was just the first 3 or another was added later.