This one-of-a-kind 1938 Packard Twelve (Model 1608)

　　Torpedo-Cabriolet by Kellner was custom-built using the rear body

　　section of a 1930 Renault Reinstella Torpedo Scaphandrier by the

　　original owner, who is believed to be George "Geordie" Hormel II,

　　heir to the meat-packing Hormel Foods Corp. and owner of the

　　historic Wrigley Mansion in Phoenix, AZ. During the 1950s, this

　　one-off custom Packard was at the Joy Brothers Motor Car Company in

　　St. Paul, MN, undergoing a restoration that is mentioned in Vol. 3,

　　No. 4 of The Cormorant (December 1957). In the late 1950s, this

　　custom Packard was purchased by J.B. Nethercutt, founder of the

　　Nethercutt Collection in Sylmar, CA, who made a fortune in women's

　　beauty products as the co-founder of Merle Norman Cosmetics and

　　used much of that wealth to assemble one of the world's finest

　　automobile collections. In 1961, this custom Packard was purchased

　　by William F. Harrah, one of the pioneers of car collecting and

　　casino mogul, who had over 1,500 cars in his impressive collection.

　　The car remained in his collection for the next 24 years before it

　　was sold during the Harrah Automobile Collection Sale in 1985 to

　　Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino's Pizza, who had a world-class

　　collection. The custom Packard was treated to a no-expense-spared

　　restoration by Lon Krueger of Scottsdale, AZ. The car remained in

　　the Domino's Classic Car Collection until 1989, before joining the

　　collection of Barrett-Jackson co-founder Tom Barrett. After a short

　　period, Barrett sold the car to the Blackhawk Collection, where the

　　car has been proudly displayed amongst some of the world's finest

　　collector cars and exhibited at the 2022 Pebble Beach Concours

　　d'Elegance. This is one of the finest, most significant Packards,

　　and an automobile spectacular in history, performance and

　　presentation. From the Don Williams Collection. ** PREVIEW