Pack'd -- 1938 Packard Super 8 Parade Phaeton at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, California
by Darin Volpe
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Pack'd -- 1938 Packard Super 8 Parade Phaeton at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, California
Artist
Darin Volpe
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Photograph - Photography
Description
When Argentine President Juan Peron and his First Lady Eva wanted to be seen in style, they chose this 1938 Packard Super 8 Parade Phaeton. Riding on a chassis built in Detroit by premier auto maker Packard, the body was built by Derham of Rosemont, Pennsylvana. At a time when you could buy a new Ford off the assembly line for about $625, this car sold for $10,000 and took months to build.
This car belongs to the Petersen Automotive Museum and was on loan to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in 2015.
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December 29th, 2019
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