Solved - MJW #831 - Packard Town Car with a body by McNear 1940

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woodinsight

January 16, 2012, 01:27:33 PM
Now for some easy ones and a few not so easy......
Make of this one is easy but who was the coachbuilder and the year?

woodinsight

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January 21, 2012, 10:29:14 AM
Movin' on up

bentleybob

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January 21, 2012, 01:19:04 PM
1941 Packard 160 Panel Brougham by Rollson?

woodinsight

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January 21, 2012, 01:32:34 PM
Quote from: bentleybob on January 21, 2012, 01:19:04 PM
1941 Packard 160 Panel Brougham by Rollson?
Packard of course but I have a slightly earlier year and a different coachbuilder....

tonyola

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January 21, 2012, 02:04:15 PM
The base looks like a 1938 Packard Eight. The body appears to be from a older c. 1930 car adapted to a newer chassis - this wasn't very unusual in the coachbuilding world. People who loved their old but tired cars would have the bodies swapped onto fresh chassis and mechanicals. Rollston?

woodinsight

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January 21, 2012, 02:27:07 PM
Quote from: tonyola on January 21, 2012, 02:04:15 PM
The base looks like a 1938 Packard Eight. The body appears to be from a older c. 1930 car adapted to a newer chassis - this wasn't very unusual in the coachbuilding world. People who loved their old but tired cars would have the bodies swapped onto fresh chassis and mechanicals. Rollston?
Not 1938 - later than that.
I can only tell you that it's described as a Packard Town Car in the ad I took it from - obviously not the model.
Not Rollston so I guess the point will be won by whoever guesses the coachbuilder and the year.

bentleybob

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January 21, 2012, 03:03:44 PM
Older Brewster body on 1940 Packard?

fyreline

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January 21, 2012, 06:40:31 PM
I'm going to say it's a 1940 Packard with coachwork by Egerton B. McNear, utilizing a body originally installed on a 1924 Locomobile town car. The work was done for a family named Sears, although I don't know if they were the department store family. If this is correct, the entire story and a couple more photos are available which I can post.


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woodinsight

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January 22, 2012, 01:05:55 AM
Quote from: fyreline on January 21, 2012, 06:40:31 PM
I'm going to say it's a 1940 Packard with coachwork by Egerton B. McNear, utilizing a body originally installed on a 1924 Locomobile town car. The work was done for a family named Sears, although I don't know if they were the department store family. If this is correct, the entire story and a couple more photos are available which I can post.



Yes, that's what I have - 1940 Packard Town Car with a body by McNear.
A point to you.
It would be great if you could post the story and more photos of this unusual car - many AP members will be very grateful for more information.
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