Re: 1939 Packard 12 Limo Data Plate

Posted by Brian Wilson On 2019/4/5 22:59:04

David McReadie kindly put me in touch with someone who knows what sort of work was done when Max Hood owned the car. It appears that it sat in Andrew Lidden's shed for about twenty years before being acquired by the Gosford Museum from Andrew's estate a few years ago. Evidence now of engine overheating problems.

It has already reached its fair value in pre-auction bidding, so somebody will end up with a very expensive project!

The auction people insist that the lovely 1930 Packard 740 roadster (also ex-Andrew Lidden) started life that way. They have been told that's not true by the person who built the current body, but they continue to claim that it was originally a roadster. Caveat emptor!

Cheers

Brian