1930 Packard Standard Eight Speedster Phaeton [733]

1930 Packard Standard Eight [733] in Executive Action, Kinofilm, 1973

Typ: Pkw, Cabriolet — Herkunftsland:

Fahrzeug mit geringer Beteiligung oder nur in einer Szene sichtbar

Autor	Mitteilung
no_car ◊ 2007-11-20 17:09
Skid ◊ 2007-11-20 17:13	Unusual logo on the center cap of the sidemount. Methinks that holds a clue to the car's make or maybe even model.
DynaMike ◊ 2007-11-20 17:16	I wouldn't be surprised when this car turns out to be a circa 1930 Packard Sport Phaeton...
nzcarnerd ◊ 2007-11-20 19:05	Yes, definitely Packard. Those fender mounted sidelights make it 1930 or '31, but it is probably 1930 as the '31s got bigger hubcaps. Hard to tell if it is a standard eight or a big eight.
pilou ◊ 2007-11-20 20:38	Packard Big Eight 1930 ( seventh series Model 734 Speedster Phaeton build september 1929 to august 1930).The model 734 Phaeton had a non-folding windshield but the windshield has apparently been removed on this one and that would tend to confirm a 734 , otherwise a folded windshiels would have been visible.
nzcarnerd ◊ 2007-11-21 07:28	As there were so few 734s built - my book says 113 in all four body styles - I reckon this is more likely to be a regular 733 standard eight phaeton. I drove a restored one of these cars a couple of weeks ago - it looks magnificent but it is a big, heavy, not very fast old car with not very effective brakes - I am looking at some pics of it right now and all of the details in this pic match up.
Skid ◊ 2007-11-21 07:32	Lucky guy. I wish I could drive one. I'd rather drive one of these than any modern performance car.