1940 Packard 160 Model 1805 Touring Limousine

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1940 Packard Super Eight One-Sixty — Model 1805 Touring Limousine

21,475 actual miles • 148" wheelbase • 356ci straight-eight • Factory overdrive

A genuine long-wheelbase Senior Packard, unrestored inside, just out of a thorough mechanical sort-out. It starts, runs, and drives, and the rare factory overdrive works. This is a sorted driver, not a project. Please read the entire listing, including the section on what the car needs — it is described honestly.

• Ron's Front End and Brakes — complete running gear and brake system service
• Jim Estes Garage — engine work including carburetor rebuild and new water pump; block checked for cracks, none found
• Fuel tank and lines cleaned, radiator repaired, electrical system gone through
• Pistons are .040" over and fairly fresh — installed under previous ownership, not by me. Block checked out clean during the recent engine work.
• Every part sourced from Seattle Packard Parts: Packard-branded or reproduction parts made specifically for this car. No generic parts-store substitutes anywhere on it.

• Starts, runs, and drives; overdrive functions correctly
• Interior appears entirely original — tan mohair upholstery, headliner, and door panels
• Factory clock in the passenger-side dash panel
• All windows raise and lower
• All glass is sound
• Newer Coker reproduction wide whitewall tires; both spare wheels are original
• Repainted white at some point in its life; the car left the factory black. Body is straight, presents well, and is a strong candidate to return to correct color.

• Rubber window seals installed — a complete new set is included, purchased from Seattle Packard Parts
• New carpet
• Very minor body work
• Two door handles replaced — parts are included
• Tires are serviceable but a fresh set should be budgeted

A California DMV replacement identification plate is mounted on the firewall beside the body tag. A California vehicle history report obtained by me came back with the previous owner chain, and the prior owner's original California records come with the car, along with every receipt from the work I have had performed.

When I bought the car, the local Packard community pointed me to a retired engine builder in my neighborhood. He ran his own engine shop and built motors for Phil Hill during the 1970s, including engines in Hill's concours Packard collection. He inspected and drove this car and gave his opinion that the odometer reading is accurate and the interior is original and untouched. He is retired and not taking calls, but I can share details with a serious buyer.

Phil Hill won the Formula One World Championship in 1961, the first American-born driver to do so, and won Le Mans three times. After retiring from racing he co-founded Hill & Vaughn in Santa Monica, the shop that set the modern standard for concours restoration. He took Best of Show at Pebble Beach twice, including in 1977 with his 1927 Packard 343 Murphy Convertible Sedan.

• Original heater, professionally restored, not currently installed
• Complete new rubber window seal kit
• Spare turn signal parts, door handles, and overdrive components
• Both original spare wheels
• All service receipts and prior-owner California records

• A deposit is due within 48 hours of auction end; balance in cash, cashier's check, or verified bank wire within 7 days.
• Buyer is responsible for all transport arrangements and costs. I will assist in coordinating with your transporter and can store the car for a reasonable period after payment clears.
• The car is sold as-is, where-is, with no warranty expressed or implied. It is a vehicle that is more than eighty years old and is described as honestly as I know how.
• Inspections are welcome and encouraged before bidding. Please arrange in advance.
• Title is signed by the previous owner and has not been transferred into my name. I have it in hand and it transfers with the car.
• Please contact me with questions before bidding rather than after.

Located in Portland, Oregon. Serious inquiries welcome.