Series 1708, 175 bhp, 473.3 cu.

in.

L-head V-12 engine, three-speed manual transmission, coil spring independent front and semi-elliptic leaf spring rear suspension, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes with vacuum booster.

Wheelbase: 139" - Last of the 12-cylinder Packards - Believed to be one of only four built - A superb award-winning example, including CCCA honors By the 1930s, the Packard Motor Car Company had a long pedigree with 12-cylinder engines.

The first, the Twin Six of 1916 to 1923, had become almost synonymous with the genre, phased out only when the modern Single Eight was introduced in 1924.

But while the Single Eight set new standards for smoothness and agility, by the early 1930s the multi-cylinder wars had begun again in Detroit.

Cadillac introduced V-16s in 1930 and V-12s in 1931, and Pierce-Arrow, Auburn and even Franklin had twelves in the wings for 1932.

Resurrecting the Twin Six name, Packard met the challenge with a completely new engine.

A 67-degree vee, ...