{"id":499221,"date":"2021-04-06T14:51:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T21:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=117735"},"modified":"2024-08-18T20:22:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T20:22:37","slug":"master-of-the-road-1940-packard-120","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/master-of-the-road-1940-packard-120\/","title":{"rendered":"1940 Packard 120 &#8211; Master of the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Emblem-e1617742917652.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-662064 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Emblem-e1617742917652.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"1106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Emblem-e1617742917652.jpg 637w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Emblem-e1617742917652-173x300.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Emblem-e1617742917652-590x1024.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Emblem-e1617742917652-58x100.jpg 58w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Emblem-e1617742917652-293x509.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;You&#8217;ve got to see this car!&#8221; said Robert Escalante, internationally known restorer of classic Packard automobiles. And he wouldn&#8217;t have called me unless he had found something truly extraordinary, because both of us have seen any number of spectacular classic Packards and have restored show-winning examples ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>But this metallic Sea Cloud Gray 1940 120 touring sedan is impeccably restored down to the smallest detail, which is unique for a junior series four-door sedan. The time, expense and effort that went into Ed Stifel\u2019s classic is usually only lavished on one-off customs and senior series Packards destined for Pebble Beach. But this was a labor of love.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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But this metallic Sea Cloud Gray 1940 120 touring sedan is impeccably restored down to the smallest detail, which is unique for a junior series four-door sedan. 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