1934 Packard V-12 LeBaron Sport Coupe

Ford’s sales figures from the F-series suggest that one of the trucks is sold every ninety seconds. In 1934, Packard averaged one V-12 LeBaron Sport Coupe every three months. Perhaps it had something to do with the $10,000 price, a sum that pales in comparison to the amount of money funneled into the recreation of this example. In 1955, this car burned and was left for oxidation in a scrap yard. Some years later, after the passenger compartment had rotted completely away, a sharp-eyed collector recognized the two louvers just aft of the hood as the distinguishing mark of these rare cars. As hundreds of templates were lifted from one of the other three Coupes and the cost soared, the project traded hands several times. End result? Nine years, 12,000 hours of labor, and over one million dollars, according to the current owner. Maybe that 10 grand wasn’t so much after all.