Packard’s 7th Series of 1930 is remembered for including some of the company’s most iconic designs to date. The Roadster, in particular, was styled by Ray Dietrich and displays some of the most beautiful sporting lines and proportions of any American Classic.

According to its chassis plate, this 745 was delivered by Packard of Washington on Christmas Day 1929. Aside from its six wire wheels and a single cowl-mounted spotlight, the dashing black Roadster is otherwise unadorned. Its lack of the often-seen chromed grille guard, articulating driving lights, side-mount covers, mirrors, trunk, or radiator mascot allow the genius of this Packard’s design to take center stage.

This Packard’s Roadster body, originally mated to a 733 chassis, was later mounted on this Deluxe Eight 745 platform, which had previously been finished with closed coachwork. Deluxe door-panel caps and a new seat were fashioned in the 745 style to complete the transformation.

The gently aged dashboard retains its proper instruments, and less than 30,000 miles showed on the odometer at the time of cataloguing. Aside from the aforementioned newer seat leather, the balance of the interior and the convertible top display a welcoming patina. Being made of early safety glass, the windshield and vent wings have begun to delaminate, as older shatterproof panes often do, and the windshield still displays a Pennsylvania registration sticker, dated 1956.

Taken all together, this 745 represents an economically attractive opportunity to acquire a Deluxe series, long-wheelbase Packard now fitted with desirable, sporting coachwork.

*Please note that this Lot, like all vehicles in this Auction, has been in long-term static storage and may not be currently operational. It will require mechanical attention prior to any road use.

Gooding & Company presents and conducts the Estate of Mark Smith Auction under the authority of John J. Rendemonti, Executor of the Estate of Mark J. Smith, duly appointed by the Circuit Court of the State of New Hampshire, Probate Division, Case Number 312-2022-ET-00072. The Estate has compiled available title and/or registration paperwork for the Vehicles offered in the Auction and will provide such paperwork to the Buyer if it is available. However, as set forth more fully in the Conditions of Sale, neither the Estate nor Gooding makes any representation or warranty with respect to any existing certificate of title or registration with regard to any Lot in the Auction. Any Lot may be sold on a Bill of Sale. By participating in this Auction, all bidders and buyers recognize that Estate and Gooding have expressly disclaimed all such warranties concerning the availability or sufficiency of any title or registration documentation.