1938 Packard Super Eight Town Car by Franay

1938 Packard Super Eight in Paris chante toujours!, Movie, 1952

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
sixcyl ◊ 2006-07-12 00:43	Berline à droite
Yvon52 ◊ 2006-07-12 01:04	Une Packard d'avant-guerre avec "des gros phares"
Raul1983 ◊ 2006-07-12 08:42	Austin A125 Sheerline http://www.dyna.co.za/cars/Austin_47_Sheerline_Black_ssf11.jpg
sixcyl ◊ 2006-07-12 09:40	It doesn't match so much with this Austin A125
Raul1983 ◊ 2006-07-12 14:48	You might be right. Roofline and windshield are different. But this car doesn't look like Packard.
Yvon52 ◊ 2006-07-12 15:03	Raul1983 wrote You might be right. Roofline and windshield are different. But this car doesn't look like Packard. Elle me fait penser à une Packard carossée par Franay, mais je dois retrouver une photo -- Last edit: 2006-07-12 15:07:16
Yvon52 ◊ 2006-07-12 15:10	Quelle mémoire = je l'ai trouvée: Packard 1939 Super Eight par Franay de Paris. Il en a fait plusieures en 1938 et 1939. Je cherche l'identique. -- Last edit: 2006-07-12 15:12:06
Richard of C ◊ 2007-03-21 22:24	More likely a 35/36 Packard town car, the large headlights are a European adaption. The fender appears to have the smooth flow down into the running boards. In 38 the front fender tucked in around the back of the sidemount spare
packardman ◊ 2009-01-07 00:03	The front bumper definitely looks like 1937. 1935-36 had large vibration dampers on the ends.
packardman ◊ 2009-01-07 00:05	Forgot to mention....the large headlights appear to be Marchal, identical to my English 1500's Marchal's