Please note that additional history has been discovered since the catalogue's publication.

Please refer to rmsothebys.com for the latest, most complete description on this Packard.

In 1939, Packard purchased the rights to Howard Darrin’s design for a sleek four-passenger convertible, which he had been hand-building at his shop in Hollywood, California, for members of the movie colony elite.

Packard put the design into limited production as the Convertible Victoria by Darrin, which was built at factories in Indiana and, later, in Ohio, from 1940 through 1942.

It is considered one of the most beautiful Packards of all time, so much so that when the producers of the popular 1970s NBC television series Banacek required a classic automobile for the suave main character, a “Darrin” was what they chose.

Two Darrins were utilized for the filming of Banacek.

That offered here was the main filming car, used for most photography out of Boston, and appeared with George Peppard in most scenes...