Packard 120 Convertible, 1941
Chassis No.: D310593C Auction: Rogers' Classic Car Museum 2015 Auction date: February 28, 2015 Lot No.: S142 $56,100 | Sold • Exterior: Yellow • Interior: Yellow/burgundy • Body: Convertible • Car has not been started • Car has not been driven • 282/120 HP inline-8 flathead engine • 3-speed Synchromesh manual transmission • 1 of 17,100 produced in 1941 • New styling maintained the trademark Packard grille • Integrated headlights • Aero Drive overdrive • Electromatic clutch • Pastel Yellow with two-tone Burgundy and Yellow interior • Front and rear bumper guards • Full instrumentation • Indicator lights for high beam, overdrive • Radio, in-dash clock, heater, 2-speed wipers • Full wheel covers with hexagonal centers • Wide Whitewall tires • Packard?s 120 Series was produced from 1935 through 1937 and 1939 through 1941 • The first Packard directed at the mid-priced 8-cylinder car market • The first Packard to use the Safe-T-Flex independent front suspension • The 120 saved Packard after the Depression, but cost the company its lead in the luxury car market 282/120 HP, 3-Speed https://www.mecum.com/lots/207148/1941-packard-120-convertible/
