1934 Packard Twelve 1107 Seven-Passenger Touring 730-21 – sold for $517,000 CCCA Primary, Senior, and Premier Award Winner. Restored by Noted Packard Twelve Expert Thomas Moretti. Finished in Dramatic Original Color Combination. Judged at 100 Points on Three Separate Occasions. A Rare and Impeccably Restored Open Twelve.
Auction Source: The Pebble Beach Auctions 2015 by Gooding and Company

1934 Packard Twelve Series 1107 Coupe Roadster 902535 – sold for $528,000 The most desirable factory body style from the greatest Packard year. A genuine example with an original body, chassis, and engine. Documented by 1934 Packard Twelve historian Edward Blend. Perhaps the ultimate CCCA CARavan vehicle.
Auction Source: Paul & Chris Andrews Collection by RM Sotheby’s

This Twelve was restored during the early 2000s to concours-level standards, resulting in the achievement of AACA National First Prize honors in 2004 and a CCCA Senior First Prize ( CCCA badge number 1514). After nearly 10 years, while the restoration has aged slightly from use, the car nevertheless presents very well. The red and grey exterior finish, brightwork and tan folding top are all still very attractive. A comprehensive list of period accessories enhances its dashing bodylines, including a pair of Trippe driving lights, dual chrome-plated horns, dual cowl lights, dual side-mounted spares with Packard-scripted chrome mirrors, wind wings and a rear luggage rack and trunk. A spot-lamp is at the driver’s disposal as well. Inside, the tan leather upholstery remains very presentable, notwithstanding some evidence of age and use. The dash, with Packard’s beautiful and comprehensively equipped instrument panel, is superb.

The example offered here has benefited from a thorough and correct restoration and remains in extraordinary condition throughout. It was acquired by Mr. O’Quinn in 2007 and since that time has remained in climate-controlled storage. Finished with an attractive cream-colored body accented by a beige belt molding, the exterior of the car is further accented by the use of orange wheels and a matching pinstripe. The interior of the car is equally impressive, with dark tan leather throughout and accented with luxurious wood trimmings. Cosmetically, the car presents very nicely. Well equipped, this impressive Packard is fitted with desirable period options including dual side-mounts and a rear-mounted trunk.

Like most classics of the era, the car’s early history is not known. However, by the 1960s, the car was in the hands of Woodrow Portz as documented by Ed Blend in his book The Magnificent Packard Twelve of 1934. Portz owned the car until the late 1970s or early 1980s when he sold it to a St. Louis area collector who stored the car in Fred Weber’s nearby shop. The next owner was Pete Davis of Dearborn, Michigan, who bought the car in 1990 after sending Jocko (Larry McNeil) to inspect the car for him. Davis never did start the restoration but kept the car for about a year before selling it to Detroit area physician Dr. Larry Morawa, who did commission Jocko to begin the restoration. About a year later in 1993, Bill Chorkey persuaded Morawa to part with the car, still under restoration. Chorkey commissioned the completion of the restoration, which was finished in mid 1994.