1930 Packard 726 Standard Eight
This 1930 Packard Standard Eight is a model 726 sedan that was delivered new to Clay W. Beckner Inc. of New Orleans, Louisiana, and it underwent a refurbishment that was completed in 2012 before it was purchased by the current owner in 2018. The car is finished in red and black with white pinstriping over multi-tone green cloth upholstery, and power is provided by a 319ci L-head inline-eight paired with a four-speed manual transmission. Features include an electric fuel pump, mechanically actuated four-wheel drum brakes, 20” gray-finished disc wheels, dual side-mount spares, rear-hinged rear doors, and a fold-down rear luggage rack hosting a trunk. Part of the Stone Collection.
The Seventh-Series Packard models were introduced in August 1929 and were divided into Standard, Custom, Deluxe, and Speedster Eight ranges that combined to account for four wheelbase options. The Standard range included several body styles on a 134.5” wheelbase, while this example’s Style 403 five-passenger sedan coachwork rides on a 127.5” wheelbase.
The car is said to have been repainted in its factory red with white pinstriping and black fenders and bodyside accents during the 2010s refurbishment. Features include split chrome bumpers, running boards, rear-hinged rear doors, a single taillight cluster, and a fold-down rear luggage rack with a trunk.
Gray-painted disc wheels feature red pinstripes and hubs, bright trim rings, and Packard-branded hubcaps, and they are mounted with 6.50–20″ Denman bias-ply whitewall tires. Matching spare wheels are stowed in the front fenders. Stopping is provided by mechanically actuated internally expanding drum brakes at each wheel, with emergency brakes available to act independently on the rear wheels.
The cabin was reupholstered under previous ownership, and it features front seats and a rear bench trimmed in multi-tone green upholstery with contrasting piping. Green cloth covers the door and kick panels, while brown carpets line the floors. Amenities include a woodgrain dashboard and window trim as well as dual gloveboxes, front door storage pockets, and a rear robe bar.
The four-spoke steering wheel sits ahead of a drum-style speedometer, a Jaeger clock, and gauges monitoring fuel level, coolant temperature, battery charge, and oil pressure. The five-digit odometer shows 55k miles, and total mileage is unknown.
The 319ci L-head inline-eight features a nine-main-bearing crankshaft and a Detroit Lubricator Model 51 updraft carburetor, and it was factory rated at 90 horsepower. The engine is said to have been rebuilt in the 2010s, and the seller reports that the car was last serviced under previous ownership.
Power is sent to the rear wheels via a four-speed manual transmission. Suspension incorporates solid axles, semi-elliptical leaf springs, and hydraulic lever arm shock absorbers at each end, while steering is via worm and sector. The car is equipped with an electric fuel pump.
