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| 1936 Packard 1401 Eight Coupe Roadster |
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Price: $89,500 |
Last Updated 9 hours ago
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| Year: |
1936 |
| Make: |
Packard |
| Model: |
1401 Eight Coupe Roadster |
| Trim: |
N\A |
| Engine: |
320/130 HP Inline 8-cylinder engine |
| Fuel: |
N\A |
| Color: |
Yellow |
| Miles: |
11107 |
| Stock #: |
392685 |
| Body Style: |
N\A |
| Condition: |
Used |
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Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present this very rare senior Packard, a 1936 1401 Eight Coupe Roadster on which Packard built its reputation for smooth and luxurious straight-eight power, formal elegance, and with the desirable open-body that Packards from the companys Fourteenth Series became legendary for with its appeal going way beyond raw speed or flash. It is about exact proportions, superb craftsmanship, and how a senior Packard from this era combines both long-wheelbase luxury with the unique rarity in open top form to set it apart from the sedans that carried much of the brands production volume. Chassis No: 392685Engine No: 392685Body Style: Coupe Roadster (Style No. 902)Engine: 320 Cu. In. L-Head Straight-Eight / 130 BHPTransmission: 3-Speed Synchromesh Manual Yellow exterior Beige convertible top Red leather interior Inlay wood dash In-dash clock Rumble seat Goddess of Speed mascot Cellular radiator Accelerator linkage Trippe lights Spotlight Coil springs Fold-up luggage rack Painted wire wheels with bright trim rings and centers Wide Whitewall tires Dual side-mount spares with metal cases and accessory lamps. This rare and highly prized open-top \"Senior\" Packard features a factory-built body and is a cozy, personal luxury machine for the owner-driver. It includes a sports cabin for two, roll-up glass side windows, and a fold-away tan canvas top that turns it into a weather-tight coupe. Extra passengers sit in the rear \"rumble seat,\" which completely hides away into the rear decklid when closed to maintain a streamlined profile. Stylistically, it benefits from mid-30s aerodynamic trends, featuring pontoon fenders, a slightly raked V-shaped radiator grille, and bullet-shaped headlamps and despite having a smaller displacement engine (320 cu in vs. the 1920 model's 384 cu in), the 1936 engine generates 25 more horsepower (130 hp vs. 105 hp)! Advancements in fuel delivery, manifold design, and compression ratios allowed Packard to pull more efficiency and power out of a lighter engine block by 1936Drivability and Civilization: By 1936 the 1401 was a marvel of pre-war engineering. It boasts a synchromesh transmission for effortless gear changes, a 9-bearing straight-eight engine noted for zero vibration, vacuum-servo assisted brakes for modern stopping power, and automatic thermostatically-controlled grille shutters to regulate engine heatBuilt during the depths of the Great Depression when luxury sales had cratered the total senior Packard production was highly limited, making intact factory-built open-top models like this Coupe Roadster immensely rare.The 1936 model is heavily favored by collectors who love participating in vintage driving tours due to its highly refined mechanical manners Pre-war American luxury cars remain a specialized niche amongst the most discerning of collectors with well-presented senior Packards like this example continuing to attract serious interest due to their offerings of real historical weight, unmistakable styling, and a direct connection to one of the obviously preeminent names of the Classic Era.The 1936 model year belonged to Packards Fourteenth Series, a period when the company was expanding its reach with the junior One-Twenty, while still preserving its more traditional senior cars. The 1401 sat in that senior Eight family, positioned above the high-volume One-Twenty and built on the 134-inch wheelbase chassis that helped give these cars their stately proportions.Under the hood, the 1401 Eight used Packards 320-cubic-inch L-head straight-eight rated at 130 horsepower matched to a 3-speed manual transmission.Production helps explain the models collector appeal today. Packard built 61,027 cars for 1936, but only 3,973 were from the 1401 Eight series, making any surviving senior-series open car a much rarer sight than the companys junior models from the same year.But its this rare and desirable Coupe Roadster body that makes this senior Packard so collectibl |
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