With the addition of a six-cylinder model in 1937, for Packard’s 15th Series, the respected luxury car company was able to expand its market coverage, offering an automobile in every price range. Priced just $100 above comparable offerings from the Big Three, the 115-C brought the Packard nameplate within reach of the common man. The endeavor was deemed a success, with the 115-C accounting for over one-third of Packard’s sales that year.

The 115-C Convertible Coupe offered here was acquired by Mark Smith in 2007, from a Rhode Island-based seller and presents in tidy unrestored condition. According to its chassis plate, it was first delivered in White Plains, New York in June 1937. Smartly finished in black, it features a patinated black leather interior and sports a flexible, spoke steering wheel. A Texaco-branded oil change sticker in the doorjamb appears to date from around the 1960s and recorded the car’s mileage at just over 61,500 miles. At the time of cataloguing, the odometer showed less than 75,000 miles.

This junior-series, open Packard has a particularly sleek design with its sloping radiator shell, low-height windshield, and hidden spare. Seldom seen in such undisturbed condition, this 115-C Convertible Coupe represents an enticing opportunity.

*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.