Re: far away from home

Posted by 58L8134 On 2015/7/30 7:22:45

Hi Guscha

Interesting Packard! Looks as if there are a few more available behind it.

The car in question is a 1940 Custom Super Eight 180, Model 1807, 138"wb, Body No. 694, All-Weather Cabriolet by Rollson. Rollson, the custom coachbuilder re-organized from the bankruptcy of Rollston, built semi-custom formal open-front body styles from production sedan bodies on contract. The cast-framed, flat windshield versus the standard stamped-metal V-windshield is the easy identifier.

An 1807, Body No. 1332 Formal Sedan was also catalogued. It was the factory touring sedan body with the quarter window blanked and a formal, padded top covering, a partition window added. Essentially, it is a long-wheelbase club sedan style with formal features.

Strict definition of terms such as 'formal sedan', 'berline', limousine', 'town car', 'cabriolet' weren't observed by the industry, confusingly used interchangeably when the purpose seemed to fit.

Wonder if this '40 might be the one Jim Hollingsworth created?

Steve