1929 Packard Model 633 Standard Eight Sedan

The Amelia Island Auction|3 March 2022, 13:00 EST|Fernandina Beach Golf Club

1929 Packard Model 633 Standard Eight Sedan
Chassis no. 279505
Engine no. 280034

319ci Inline 8-Cylinder Engine
90bhp
3-Speed Manual Transmission
Live Axle Suspension with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs
4-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes

*Elegant styling and color combination
*Same owner for close to 25 years
*Great usable 1920s car
*Gentleman or Gangster?

THE MOTORCAR OFFERED

Packard was not bound by the conventions in the auto industry. It, with great justification, set its own standards both in its automobiles and in the way it presented them.

Packard didn't have model years, that was for the mass market manufacturers hoping to entice car owners to trade up for the newest, if little different, models to keep production lines running. Packard presented its cars in Series, not model years. It created the impression that Packard made changes to its prestigious automobiles only when Packard thought they were important enough to be warranted.

By the late Twenties, however, Packard was making annual changes. They were still presented as new Packard series, but they came annually. It did preserve the illusion, however, by choosing its own introduction dates, usually in summer. That had the advantage of giving the new Packard series a period without competition from other marques' new models. In 1929 for the introduction of the Sixth Series. This would be Packard's most successful year to date up until the great depression. Packard's iconic styling would be fully established in this series and would be a big factor in their sales success.

Purchased in 1999, Mr. Jacobs took very good care of its Series 633 Packard. Showing nicely and elegantly with its black paint on brown and olive interior, this Packard would be the perfect Gentleman's car, but could also very easily be the Gangster's one...

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