To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Miami event, 27 February 2026.

$350,000 - $400,000 USD Offered from a prominent private collectionOriginally owned by legendary actor Clark GableThe second “Packard Darrin” built by Howard Darrin’s Hollywood shopConcours restoration by the renowned Fran RoxasOne of the most significant Packards of its eraA Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) Full Classic PACKARD BY DARRINDarrin famously built the original ‘Packard Darrin’ more or less before his shop was even functioning, to the order of the actor Chester Morris.

It was a two-passenger roadster, built on a 1938 1601 Eight business coupe’s appropriated chassis, with the donor car’s rear fenders modified, the hood sides and radiator surround sectioned, and the hood itself extended over the cowl to a rakish vee’d windshield.

It was essentially home-built, and frankly looked it; but Darrin learned much from its creation, and, most importantly, it succeeded in getting his name “out there.” If he ho...