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The 1936 Packard 1407 Twelve Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton was built on 144 in wheelbase in-house and was the last of this style ever built by Packard. Only 5 were built with 3 surviving today. It is powered by a 473 cid V12 producing 175 HP. One of Danbury Mint's swan songs, it's refined and highly contented right down to the hydraulicly actuated rear cowl that reveals two carpeted foot rests. I would call this model arguably the finest model DM ever produced.
I would call this model arguably the finest model DM ever produced.
Hard to argue against that comment. Introduced well after I started buying direct from DM in the U.S. helped by their outstanding customer service and support. Ordered the day it was announced. Always hoping DM would follow the early 30s Cadillac path and bring us a sedan and roadster. There was at least the coupe that Tony has pics of that was to be made. If only.
When watching docos on the Yalta Conference I'm sure one is occasionally featured. Just spent sometime trying to find references and pics and this is the only one I can find.
As always thanks for the great pics and intro Rich
@david-green I've always loved pre-war Packards, and had the good fortune to own a 1:1 a few years ago. I've only seen one of this model for sale, over here, and the front suspension was busted, so I passed.
I would call this model arguably the finest model DM ever produced.
Hard to argue against that comment. Introduced well after I started buying direct from DM in the U.S. helped by their outstanding customer service and support. Ordered the day it was announced. Always hoping DM would follow the early 30s Cadillac path and bring us a sedan and roadster. There was at least the coupe that Tony has pics of that was to be made. If only.
When watching docos on the Yalta Conference I'm sure one is occasionally featured. Just spent sometime trying to find references and pics and this is the only one I can find.
As always thanks for the great pics and intro Rich
Packard Coupe? By Danbury Mint? Oh man, wouldn't that have been something. Wonder what model it would have been and what it would have looked like??
Ohhh, how 'bout a 1935 "Series 1205 Super Eight Coupe"?
@david-green I've always loved pre-war Packards, and had the good fortune to own a 1:1 a few years ago. I've only seen one of this model for sale, over here, and the front suspension was busted, so I passed.
Most folks who own them, keep them. They're that gorgeous in person. But be fully advised - these models (there are two of them) are VERY fragile. They have multiple areas of vulnerability; both windscreens and wind wings. The glass (plastic) is housed in semi-surrounded chrome and prone to detachment. Door handles and spotlight/mirrors are easy pickings for less than nimble fingers and chassis components.
The first release featured tires with inappropriate width whitewalls. The Club complained; DM read everything we wrote and James & Rick made an immediate running change.
@perrone1 That is a very nice coupé. That Phaeton I mentioned earlier is still for sale and there is more going on than just the front suspension, but he doesn't provide any information with his text:
@perrone1 ...and this one just appeared, today, and I noticed the tires and rims are slightly different. Could this have been another run of this model?
@perrone1 ...and this one just appeared, today, and I noticed the tires and rims are slightly different. Could this have been another run of this model?
First run; notice the slim whites, just like Rich's pics. Here was the whites on the corrected model:
@perrone1 Is the first run less desirable, or is it just a matter of preference?
In some cases, like the old, Franklin Mint 1957 Corvette in venetian Red, it came with whitewalls and dog dish hub caps. The Corvette Tifosi howled (me among them). There were no whitewalls offered on such a Vette. So we relisted it in the database as an error model. Some people scrambled to get that because it was an error like a mis-stamp or error coin to a numismatist. Others, perhaps even more collectors, opted for the correct version. I have both. I also have preproduction error models but in most cases, I collect both. I would say the more correct fatter whitewalls are the preferred option here on the Packard.
