Last of the truly great Packard Twelve's! Suicide doors, dual sidemounts, chrome wire wheels, rumble seat, AM radio, deluxe heater,and more! Gorgeous interior, excellent chrome, rebuilt drivetrain,and sameformer ownership of 25+ years! Represents one of only 682Twelve's built for 1936, and one of the few Coupe Roadsters to evercome to market! After the Great Depression of 1929 had crippledAmerican lifestyle, Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, MI feltbuyers of their exclusive product line would require more value fortheir money once on showrooms. It was decided that Senior Packard'swould become even more opulent and expensive! Style lines improveddramatically, and the numbered Series models continued as theybegun in 1923. By 1931, adjustable shocks allowed for a new,driver-operated Ride Control system. The Twin Six twelvecylinder-equipped vehicles were simply renamed Twelve's in 1933 andstayed this way through their final year of 1939. With theintroduction of a new medium-priced model, which came to productionin 1935, named the 120 Model, it undeniably saved Packard from asimilar demise ofluxury brands such as Stutz, Marmon, Franklin,Pierce-Arrow, and Duesenberg. This inexpensive Junior option wasbuilt by more modern mass-production standards, while the Seniorcars continued to require slower, handmade traditionalcraftsmanship. Nearly 10 times as many Junior cars would beproduced. Packard continued to be recognized as America'sstrongest luxury brand the world over. For several reasons the1936 model year, named the 14th Series instead of the 13thapparently for superstitious reasons, would become one of the mostdesired among serious Packard collectors. It would be the lastyear for suicide style forward opening doors, solid axle frontends, and availability of wire spoke wheels! The Twelve CoupeRoadster undeniably being one of the most beautifully sculptedPackard's of all time! We are very excited to offer this hard tofind 1936 Packard Twelve 1407 Coupe Roadster finished in MayanMaroon with Red pinstripe and Tan Leather interior accentedbeautifully by Carpathian straight grained elm wood grained dashand steering wheel. Powered by its original & fully rebuilt 473ciV12 engine (#904445) producing 175 horsepower/366 ft. lbs. oftorquemated to a 3-speed floor-shifted manual transmission withsynchromesh top two gears. Options & features include 17" Chromewire spoke wheels wrapped in Michelin X 7.50R17 XCA Radial tubetype wide whitewall tires, dual side-mounted spare tires with steelcovers and Packard "see-Rite" mirrors, dual sun visors,metal-inlayed wood door caps, Packard Deluxe AM car radio, Packardheater, Ride Control system, dual golf bag doors with key locks,vacuum assisted drum brakes, rear rumble seat with fold out armpads, interior map light, 30 gallon gas tank, and more! Ourgorgeous example showcases a 30-year old restoration that survivedexceptionally well while in the hands of its former Seattlecaretaker of 25 years! Having a proper, professional restorationhold up this well over time supports it was done right the firsttime. The dash wood graining, seat leathers, steering wheel,interior knobs & controls all appear in excellent condition. Theexterior chrome is bright and smooth without and spotting orpitting, while the paint lacquer paint has held up quite well withonly subtle signs of age upon closer inspection. Always garaged,and only driven and the nicest of days during the limited seasonprovided in the Northwest. Today, it continues to be an excellentdriver provided with an electric fuel pump, added Antique, Inc.turn signals, and a battery cut-off under the hood for times ofstorage. According the Packard body tag attached bearing chassis#939-223, this car sold new in February 1936 from Packard in Akron,OH. Having made its way to the west coast later in life, with astop in Oregon before settling into Washington State, it washonored with a CCCA National First Place award after being restored(Award #1154). A great opportunity for the astute Packardcollector looking for the last of the great Twelve's ever built!This Packard Twelve 2/4 Coupe Roadster would be a splendidaddition! Please feel free to call with questions.