Re: Attractive 1939 1238 Model 12 Packard on ebay

Posted by 58L8134 On 2016/11/17 9:26:01

Hi Garrett

That's one fine, rare Twelve! What nice original condition its in. The large luxury marque two passenger coupe was in its waning days then. Its main competitors sold similar small numbers of this configuration.

For perspective, the Lincoln Twelve Model K which were essentially all of a series from 1937-'39, sold four 1939's built by LeBaron. These shared the lower body with the convertible coupe of which two were 1939 titled. A handful of leftover Model K's were sold as 1940 models, though their production had already ceased.

The Cadillac Sixteen, which like the Lincoln can be grouped as a series for 1938-'40 on 141" wheelbase, sold six two passenger '39 Sport Coupes style 9057 by Fleetwood. The same body, equipped with jump seats was the five passenger Style 9057B of which five 1939's sold. Unlike both Lincoln Twelve Model K and Packard Twelve, these last Sixteen shared their Fleetwood bodies and 141" wheelbase chassis, except engine and frontal styling, with the V8 Model 75 which sold in greater numbers including the two and five passenger 75 coupes.

Regardless of marque, all three companies were moving on to production of luxury cars that shared much more with their lower-priced volume line mates. Truly the end of an era.

Steve