When Cadillac precede its V-16 for 1930 and V-12 for 1931 , Packard had no selection but to tender a new multi - cylinder engine . It took a morsel of time to come up with a suitable reaction , but the 1934 Packard Twelve Sport Phaeton by LeBaron was for certain one of Packard ’s most elegant efforts .
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Packard ’s first response to the new Cadillac engine number in 1932 : a 445.5 - cubic - column inch V-12 gasconade 160 horsepower . Called the Twin Six , it became just the Twelve in 1933 , and it carried a number of “ individual custom ” bodies , such as the Sport Phaeton by LeBaron take in here .
Packard ’s Series 1108 Twelves for 1934 rode a formal 147 - inch wheelbase . A manufactory - embodied seven - rider saloon and limo , priced at $ 4,185 and $ 4,385 , headed the listing , but 10 single custom were list .
poser 280 was the LeBaron Sport Phaeton , a double - hood model that sell for $ 7,065 – more than enough to buy a fine dwelling . Despite the sizing and 5,130 - Cypriot pound heft , this LeBaron tourer lived up to the “ Sport ” part of its name via a farsighted hood and organic structure , low roof , and streamlined fenders and rear deck .
Only 960 dozen of all types were built for 1934 , making the LeBaron Sport Phaeton very rare .
Owned by Fran Roxas of Orland Park , Illinois , this particular 1934 Packard Twelve Sport Phaeton by LeBaron exudes the “ class ” that made Packard the favorite among all right - car buyer .
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