Adonis
Is this not one of the most beautiful hood ornaments you have ever seen (and Packards had exceptionally lovely hood ornaments)? This rare-ish (1930-31 only) hood ornament was meant to depict a boy dipping his toes in the stream of air (he looks too young to be Adonis). A fitting crown for a majestically beautiful car. Larger.
1931 Packard Sport Phaeton (dual cowl) 833 8-cylinder, also known as the "Dietrich Body Style", after Packard's body stylist Raymond Dietrich.
Found by a collector on a Los Angeles used car lot in 1961, this car had originally been purchased from the Earl C. Anthony Packard Agency, "supplier of spectacular cars for the Hollywood stars" (wouldn't you LOVE to know who the original owner was?). The new owner spent over two years having the car fully restored. This particular 833 offers spoke wheels, wider running boards, and a stone deflector grill cover.
This car not only features the beautiful and limited edition Adonis hood ornament, it boasts a V-frame windshield, Ventipane fly windows, and a hand-finished Burl wood instrument panel, to say nothing of the second windshield inside the car meant to protect rear-seat passengers. I believe this car's eight cylinders provide 100 hp, with a displacement of standard Eight, 319 cubic inches. Vrooom.
At the moment (or in the recent past, I'm not too familiar with these websites), a similar '31 Packard is being auctioned off, with an estimated expected price of $150,000-$250,000, and another is for sale in Canada for $155K or best offer.
Adonis
Is this not one of the most beautiful hood ornaments you have ever seen (and Packards had exceptionally lovely hood ornaments)? This rare-ish (1930-31 only) hood ornament was meant to depict a boy dipping his toes in the stream of air (he looks too young to be Adonis). A fitting crown for a majestically beautiful car. Larger.
1931 Packard Sport Phaeton (dual cowl) 833 8-cylinder, also known as the "Dietrich Body Style", after Packard's body stylist Raymond Dietrich.
Found by a collector on a Los Angeles used car lot in 1961, this car had originally been purchased from the Earl C. Anthony Packard Agency, "supplier of spectacular cars for the Hollywood stars" (wouldn't you LOVE to know who the original owner was?). The new owner spent over two years having the car fully restored. This particular 833 offers spoke wheels, wider running boards, and a stone deflector grill cover.
This car not only features the beautiful and limited edition Adonis hood ornament, it boasts a V-frame windshield, Ventipane fly windows, and a hand-finished Burl wood instrument panel, to say nothing of the second windshield inside the car meant to protect rear-seat passengers. I believe this car's eight cylinders provide 100 hp, with a displacement of standard Eight, 319 cubic inches. Vrooom.
At the moment (or in the recent past, I'm not too familiar with these websites), a similar '31 Packard is being auctioned off, with an estimated expected price of $150,000-$250,000, and another is for sale in Canada for $155K or best offer.