Paradise for the Pavement.(Escape Roads)(Column)

Byline: BROOKS BRIERLEY Specifications of Classic Era town cars could be humbled a bit when adapted for city traffic, using smaller engines and limiting chassis length for ease of parking. That approach, however, conflicted with the desire to demonstrate the owner was in the money. This extravagant all-weather cabriolet, set on Packard's long, 139-inch-wheelbase chassis and powered by a V12 engine, is a perfect example of a town car made for show.

When a new Willys could be bought for less than $500 in 1939, our featured car cost $8,355. This cabriolet was fully staffed by two-a ...

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