A good cleaning and a clear coat over the exterior’s subtle patina were all it needed to restore the original beauty to this museum-quality coach.
Packard was an American luxury automobile marque built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The first Packard automobiles were produced in 1899, and the last one in 1956. During the Depression, Packard was producing more affordable cars. In 1935, the company introduced its first car under $1000. Sales more than tripled that year and doubled again in 1936.
Gilbert found this one-of-a-kind Packard RV in a barn in San Bernardino, CA. Since it had been stored out of the weather, it was preserved in amazing original condition. A good cleaning and a clear coat over the exterior’s subtle patina was all it needed to restore the original beauty to this museum quality coach. The six-cylinder flathead motor only took a little coaxing to get it going. With only 40,000 miles on the odometer it should have plenty of life left in it.
Gilbert has been offered well over six figures for this black beauty but for now it is not enough motivation for him to part with his peek at the past.
What else happened in 1937?
Amelia Mary Earhart mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during a circumnavigation flight.
Walt Disney premieres “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves” at the Carthay Circle Theater in Los Angeles, California.
The German airship Hindenburg bursts into flames while attempting to moor at Lakehurst, New Jersey.
Aviator Howard Hughes breaks his own transcontinental flight speed record when he flies from Los Angeles to Newark.
Actor and future U.S. President Ronald Reagan makes his film debut in “Love Is on the Air.”
Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s second term.
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is opened.Amelia Mary Earhart mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during a circumnavigation flight
Walt Disney premieres “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves” at the Carthay Circle Theater in Los Angeles, California.
The German airship Hindenburg bursts into flames while attempting to moor at Lakehurst, New Jersey.
Aviator Howard Hughes breaks his own transcontinental flight speed record when he flies from Los Angeles to Newark.
Actor and future U.S. President Ronald Reagan makes his film debut in “Love Is on the Air.”
Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s second term
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, is opened.
