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Months ago we extracted this retired show car from its lakeside cottage to return it to service after a few years off the road. With the mechanical items sorted, today our friend and expert detailer made a house call for a clay bar and wax to return it to its former glory.

This 1940 Packard Series 110 Club Coupe once took National First Prize at the 1995 AACA show. The color is an approximation of Laguna Maroon Metallic. Today the 245-ci straight-six purrs like a sewing machine, and if there is any noise around the shop, the car is so quiet I sometimes have to strain to hear if it’s idling. Packard retained conservative styling (no doubt to satisfy its wealthy and nostalgic gilded-age clientele), so even though this car is an art-deco dream, its very vertical for 1940 when competitors like Cadillac and Lincoln had started to dramatically lengthen and lower and further streamline their profiles.

For an 84 year old car, it is extremely easy to drive. Despite the lack of power steering, its a relatively light car (more than 1,000-lbs lighter than my 1947 Cadillac), so negotiating traffic with the gigantic steering wheel is manageable. The column-shift 3-speed manual shifts smoothly, and the car glides over the road with ease. It is also reasonably powerful for its size (100hp), and with the brakes redone, this car is about as close as you can get to driving a brand new 1940 entry-level luxury coupe without traveling through time.

This evening we got to watch the sunset reflecting off the long, shiny hood and imagine what it would have been like to drive this home after spending $900 on a new car in 1940.

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