Packard Eight 1101 Coupe Roadster, 1934
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Chassis No.: 374563
- Exterior: Orange/Silver
- Interior: Gray
- Body: Coupe Roadster
- CCCA Full Classic
- AACA Senior award in 2010
- Displayed at the Boca Raton Concours in 2011
- Displayed at the Concours d’Elegance of Eastern United States in 2012
- Comprehensive frame-off restoration
- 320/120 HP inline 8-cylinder engine
- 3-speed manual transmission
- Single plate clutch
- Ride Control
- Harmonic stabilizer
- Pilot-Ray self-steering safety lights
- Goddess of Speed hood mascot
- Two-tone Tangerine and Silver Metallic paint
- Manual folding top
- Newer leather interior
- Rumble seat
- Chrome grille stone guard
- Dual side-mount spares with metal cases
- Accessory mirrors mounted on spare cases
- Superb brightwork
- Refinished burlwood accents
- Twin horns and fender lamps
- Self-lubricating system
- Chrome wire wheels
- Wide Whitewall tires
This stunning 1934 Packard Eight 1101 Coupe Roadster from the Bruce Church Collection is a fascinating automobile from Packard’s classic era. A Classic Car Club of America Full Classic, it won an Antique Automobile Club of America Senior Award in 2010 and was displayed at the 2011 Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance and the 2012 Concours d'Elegance of Eastern United States.
Known in Packard nomenclature as the Eleventh Series, the 1934 Packard Eight retained many of the features that had contributed to the success of the Tenth Series, but with revisions that included extended front fenders over a slotted front bumper carrying Packard’s Harmonic Stabilizers (also used at the rear), new running boards and door handles, a feathered “Goddess of Speed” radiator mascot, a tail light-mounted license bracket, higher seat backs and more luxurious upholstery. Mechanically, the new car incorporated an oil cooler and oil filter, self-lubricating suspension, ride control and the silky-smooth 320/120 HP inline-8 engine.
This comprehensively restored Packard’s arresting tangerine and metallic silver paint and superb brightwork emphasize the bold elegance found throughout in features such as wide whitewall tires on chromed wire wheels, chromed grille guard, twin horns and fender lamps, Pilot-Ray self-steering safety lights, dual side-mount spares with painted metal covers, accessory mirrors and a manual folding top. The interior features pristine white leather upholstery, also seen in the rumble-seat compartment, beautifully refinished burled-wood accents and a jewel-like instrument panel.
Bruce Church owned this car twice, having bought it back from the Wilkesboro, North Carolina, doctor to whom he had sold it years earlier. He then commenced the restoration, changing it from its original red to its present exquisite color scheme. Upon its completion, he displayed it at the Boca Raton Concours, where an enthusiastic Jay Leno was seen admiring this wonderful classic-era Packard’s overwhelming beauty.
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