Lot details Registration No: EU-Reg Chassis No: 186695 Mot Expiry: Exempt
The early history of this eye-catching left-hand drive Packard is unknown, but the first record of it in Ireland dates from 1944, and it was last registered to a Michael O'Regan of Cork. By the time the vendor acquired it in 1996, it had stood outside for a number of years and was in a very dilapidated state, so he sent it to France for a thorough restoration. The car was stripped and a replica of the original body (a `Waterhouse Convertible' by Tuscher of Switzerland) was manufactured. Indeed, some 90 per cent of the task was reportedly completed when the project faltered due to the failing health of the restorer. The remaining chores are understood to include some chrome plating and trimming, the supply of new glass for the doors and windscreen, and the manufacture of a hood. An unusual opportunity to complete the resurrection of an American automotive icon.
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