The Rarest Packard You’ve Never SeenIn the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, Jay Leno gets behind the wheel of one of the rarest pre-war American performance cars ever built, the 1930 Packard 734 Speedster Victoria Coupe. The car comes courtesy of one of the most prestigious car collections, the Nethercutt Collection, with curator Cameron Richards providing historical and technical context throughout the episode.Out of 113 total 734 Speedsters produced across five body styles, only about two Victoria Coupes are believed to have been built, and this is the sole known survivor. At $6,000 new, the most expensive variant, it stood as an ultra-exclusive machine at a time when most Americans couldn’t even afford basic transportation. This makes t …
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Author: Leroy Marion
