Re: AUTObiography of a 1934 LeBaron

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2015/11/21 11:26:30

Yes, that seems to be the accepted wisdom, but if you know, is it 4 or 5, and of which style?

Though I can't be positive that the patent plates are original and on authentic cars, the vehicle numbers are most curious. From the data on 5 cars that I have, the coupes seem to be numbered as 783-X (#4 is known to me) yet 783 does not appear in any listing of Packard body types and the actual style is 264. The roadsters seem to be numbered as 1106-XX with #17 the highest # known to me. Since they started numbering at 11, that could suggest atleast 7 1106 chassis; on the other hand since the 783-X cars apparently started with single digits, it could also mean at least 17 1106 chassis made. I suppose it's possible that 1106 chassis were also made available for custom coachwork other than the two LeBaron models. Maybe if I can get the #s from the Bahre cars the picture would become clearer. The picture is really muddled and perhaps now with several fakes around, we'll never fully unravel it.