Packard 745 Deluxe Eight Dietrich Convertible Sedan, 1930
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Chassis No.: 181631
Auction: Monterey 2025
Auction date: August 16, 2025
Lot No.: F89
$143,000 | Sold
- Odometer: 16 miles
- Engine: Inline 6-cylinder
- Transmission: Manual
- Exterior: Red/Silver
- Interior: Tan
- Body: Convertible Sedan
- Shown at 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
- Driven in the 2023 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
- Pictured on the cover of the Raymond Dietrich book published 2023
- Ray Dietrich-Designed coachwork
- Desirable 1930 model, the final year for the long hood proportions
- Comprehensive restoration
- 385/106 HP inline 8-cylinder engine rated at 350 lb-ft of torque
- 4-speed manual transmission
- Hypoid rear axle
- 4-wheel mechanical drum brakes
- Bijur chassis lubrication
Among the most collectible and desirable Packard models of the 1925 to 1948 timeframe defined by the Classic Car Club of America as the Classic Era, the Seventh Series cars of 1930 continue to strongly represent Packard excellence. Famed automobile designer Raymond Dietrich directly influenced their styling, with major cues including setback cowls, elongated hoods and beautifully flowing fender lines.
Bodies were of the same size across all Packard model series that year, even though available wheelbase lengths ranged from the 127.5 inches of the Model 726 Standard Eight chassis to the commanding 145.5 inches of the 745 Deluxe Eight series, with the difference taken up by hoods of various lengths as required. Most Packard models of the early 1930s were production cars: well-built, luxurious, smooth, powerful and quiet. Even these were relatively expensive, selling for the price of five or six brand-new Fords or Chevrolets.
Packard braved the calamitous 1929 stock-market crash and entered the Great Depression with a commanding market share, thanks to robust export sales and a strong balance sheet. Exemplifying Packard’s renowned Seventh series, this dashing 1930 Packard 745 Deluxe Eight Dietrich Convertible Sedan was shown at the 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and driven in the 2023 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance. It is also depicted on the cover of the Raymond Dietrich book published in 2023. Featuring Ray Dietrich-designed coachwork, this desirable 1930 model also marks the final year for Packard’s celebrated long-hood proportions.
Benefiting from a comprehensive restoration, it is powered by Packard’s renowned 385/106 HP inline 8-cylinder engine, which is rated at 350 lb-ft of torque and paired with a 4-speed manual transmission driving a hypoid rear axle. Other mechanical highlights include 4-wheel mechanical drum brakes and Bijur central chassis lubrication. Accents include dual side-mounted spares, cowl-mounted spotlights, a grille guard, wind wings and bright wire wheels mounting wide whitewall tires.
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Cost
525,168 AED
