Re: Anyone know the history of this 1940 Darrin listed on eBay?

Posted by fredkanter On 2016/7/6 22:11:31

I'm far from knowledgeable on Darrins, one thing I've always wondered about are the '180' Darrins. As far as I know the differences between a 160 and 180 production cars besides the emblems are the use of foam in the seats and higher grade fabrics. But Darrins did not use the Packard seats or fabrics so what's the real difference??

Darrin started with a coupe body in '40 and converted it into a Victoria. Coupes were produced in 110-1800/120-1801/160-1803 series but not in the 180 -1806 . So how can you make a 180 Darrin if there were no 180 coupes??

I will look at photos of 1940 120 vs senior Darrins to see the difference. The 41-42 Indiana cars are more "production" than the 38-40's, will look at them too.

All info appreciated.