Re: Stars & their Packards

Posted by West Peterson On 2011/12/29 13:30:01

Stewart's car is obviously a custom, but I can't quite place it to a particular builder. I thought Brewster at first, or Murphy. I don't think the car still exists. It's possible it's not a 1930.

Notice the extremely wide concave belt line section. There's a 1929 Murphy convertible sedan in the Dayton Packard Museum. I'll have to try and compare. There is no hood spear on the car, which would normally tell you that it's a 1929 as opposed to 1930, but Brewster and some others are noted for leaving that spear off.

The Haver car looks to be a 1932 Eight coupe-roadster (convertible coupe in layman's terms). Though it's possible it's a Deluxe Eight with the Eight bumpers.