1932 Packard 902 Straight Eight Coupe

Cruisin Classics is excited and proud to introduce to you this simply spectacular 1932 Packard Model 902 Standard Eight Coupe. Though one of the more affordable offerings in the Packard line ($2,655-3,450 when new) this coupe is like all Packards - luxury cars that were highly refined, fitted with luxurious coachwork, and powered by proven engineering. We actually have a copy of the sales agreement from when this Packard was sold used in 1933 (just a year and a half after its production) by Washington Motors in Newton Massachussetts to a Mr. Ralph Laffey for $1,650 - it's amazing to see! This would have most certainly been a car for the upper class, in a whole different category than the Fords, Dodges, and Chevrolets of the day. Ninety-two years ago only 3,737 of these 902 coupes were made, making them quite rare today. This particular car comes with an appraisal from 2008 valuing it at $105,000 when it was in Ontario Canada. The most recent owner of this beautiful machine bought it in 2015 and immediately got started with restoration work that took several years to complete. We have a 3-ring binder filled with receipts that total $77,622.41 from 2015 to present. The engine and transmission were both rebuilt, the car was disassembled, the wiring was redone, the chrome was redone ($11,300 just for re-chroming), and the manifolds were coated in porcelain, and this just scratches the surface! The restoration was extensive, to say the least. The result of all of that work that sits before us today is an absolutely gorgeous example of a 1932 luxury automobile. This Packard Coupe is dressed in an exceptionally nice two-tone green paint job with tasteful red pinstriping on the raised darker green portions. While the paintwork is excellent, it does still have a few minor imperfections that can be found if you're looking for them. Dazzling bright chrome is abundant and it begins up front with an enormous grille with vertical bars. The grille features a large and iconic Goddess of Speed ornament at the top and a colorful Packard Crest badge at its lower center portion. The grille is flanked by two massive chrome headlights that measure almost a foot across perched on a chrome bar that connects the swooping fenders. Beneath the headlights are working chrome trumpet horns, then a single 8-inch wide headlamp centered on another chrome bar. At the bottom is a gleaming chrome bumper with a Packards International badge. Turn signal lights share the same bright chrome finish and sit atop the fenders. The hood opens up from both sides with dual folding panels that feature a series of 4 manually opened chrome vent doors meant to allow the engine some room to breathe. Both sides of the Packard feature spare tires that ride alongside the rear section of the hood, embedded in the fenders. These tires are encased in green metal covers and wrapped in chrome bands with side-view mirrors attached at the tops. These tires are a match to the ones on all 4 corners - red painted wire wheels with Packard center-caps wrapped in wide white wall bias-ply tires - a feature that makes the car absolutely captivating to look at. Between the spare tires and the hood are chrome-plated step plates that allow you better access to working on the engine or reaching the upper portions of the car. These step plates have locks and removable tops, and the one on the passenger side houses the battery underneath. Behind the curvaceous fenders and spare tires are wide running boards with bright chrome trim and new rubber mats. While you're checking out the running boards, notice that the black body gaskets between the fenders and the car look like they've recently been replaced. The doors have elegant, forward-facing chrome door handles. Step up onto the running boards and you can see the like-new black vinyl roof topper. Just behind the passenger door and above the running board is a small rectangular door with a key lock - this is the golf bag storage door! That's righ