Even today, the legendary name of Packard is synonymous with pre-war luxury.

By 1941 Packard’s exceptional collaborations with independent coachbuilders were beginning to come to an end, with demand falling off as highly luxurious factory-built automobiles became more readily available.

The remaining few examples, including the superb automobile offered here, are consequently among the lowest production and most desirable offerings from the years immediately preceding World War II.

The stunning 1941 Packard One-Eighty Custom Formal Sedan offered here is said to have been ordered new for Alta Prentice, the favorite daughter of business magnate John D.

Rockefeller by her husband, Ezra Parmalee Prentice.

Mr.

Prentice is said to have been fascinated with luxury automobiles.

In fact, in their later years he ordered two new coachbuilt automobiles every year.

For the 1941 model year, he ordered a custom convertible sedan on a limousine chassis for himself and a 1432 Custom formal seda...