Re: Gosford Motor Museum Closure - Packards for Auction

Posted by Brian Wilson On 2020/6/21 0:05:18
Hello Rowan

Sorry, I just read your posting and replied to your recent PM about this car.

I was imported many years ago and belonged to a guy called Max Hood. He had extensive work done on the engine by somebody else, which apparently did not go smoothly.

There are at least two of these in Australia. There are also two entries in the Registry on this site for 1238-2044, before it came to Australia. 2044 is probably one of the other cars now in Australia, which is in Adelaide. Nobody has a record of the number on your car. The plate looks to be a reproduction because the font used for the stamped numbers is incorrect (although the number could be right). There's no doubt it's a genuine 1708 V12. There are differing stories about the history of the paintwork. These may be mixed up with the records for 1238 2044. Most of these cars were originally the same dark blue, so that could easily happen. Some parts have certainly been repainted, but when I saw it at Gosford it needed doing again.

When I was trying to research the history of this car, I drew a blank. I hope you have more luck!

Cheers

Brian

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