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Sharing some pics from a 35 Packard twelve I saw in Tucson this past week. I understand the vehicle has been sold and is being sent to New York to a new owner. A complete vehicle that was hidden up in Catalina AZ for years. What a wonderful gem she was. Not many of these are left and probably very few were made at this point in the depression. Anyway......... Enjoy.

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I recognize that car. It was on eBay a few weeks ago.

Some times I think about how these rare and expensive automobiles end up in remote places. My guess on this one is it was the property of a mining executive and got sold and/or traded and stayed in the area through successive owners. Just a guess, but isn't/wasn't there a lot of copper mining in the area?

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Just a guess, but isn't/wasn't there a lot of copper mining in the area

Yes, AZ was a primary copper-producing state.

An enticing project car, though even modest restoration would probably put you many fathoms underwater. According to a statistical analysis by Charles Blackman, probably about 177 style 834 cars produced, this one being the 33rd if I read the plate correctly. Previously 3 survivors were known, now 4 with this one added. Small as that number is, still a pretty healthy survivor percentage.

OD, where can I find those statistic analysis fromCharles Blackman?

Have you written to him and asked for them? Try that first and if unsuccessful, let me know.

Like my own analysis of the 1934 Eights, it's based on the highest-known sequential # of the VN on the patent plates. You need to have as many as possible VNs, including at least one (and preferably many more) from each and every body style offered, both US and Canadian production, and also including chassis sales. If you can thus account for 90% or so of the total number of units sold, chances are it will be pretty accurate. In the case of my analysis of the 34 Eights I was able to account for 4945 of the total of 5120 produced - then just take the percentages of each and extend them to reach the total production. This of course makes the assumption that the "missing" cars had the same distribution of body style as the known cars and therein is the possible source of error.

PS - some (most? all?) of Mr. Blackman's analyses were published in The Packard Cormorant magazine. There is a full index to articles in that publication on the PAC website; you might search, find the issues involved, and see if back issues are still available.

PPS - I see two of Mr. Blackman's analyses in back issues:

Issue #19, pg 28 - Packard Twelves
Issue #45, pg 10 - 19th Series cars