This Classic Luxury Car Of Nobles In 1900 Was Auctioned

JAKARTA The RM Sotheby's auction house will present a very rare historic vehicle, namely Packard Model S Touring in 1906, in this January 24 auction in Arizona, United States.

Launching information on the auction house, Monday, January 13, Packard Model S is a luxury vehicle that was produced limited to 1906. A distinctive feature of the manufacturer for this car is that it has a dark blue color with a cream rim. While the engine uses four T-head cylinders that produce 24 horse power, it is clear that an extraordinary performance in its time. In one production season, only 728 were made and of that number, only four units are still surviving today.

The 1906 Packard Model S Touring is an exceptionally rare and historically significant American automobile, one of only four known to exist and one of just two surviving touring cars in original specification. https://t.co/ctGFIIdq8N pic.twitter.com/E3LNl4bR71

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The 1906 Packard Model S Touring is an exceptionally rare and historically significant American automobile, one of only four known to exist and one of just two surviving touring cars in original specification. https://t.co/ctGFIIdq8N pic.twitter.com/E3LNl4bR71

This unit to be auctioned has an interesting history. Although the owner was initially unknown, research shows that the vehicle was registered on behalf of a Dyckinck of Millburn, New Jersey, in 1916.

In the early 1940s, this vehicle was purchased by Andrew Young from Livingston for $250. Then, in 1944, Young sold it to Roderic "Rod" Blood from West Newton, Massachusetts.

Blood is known as one of the leading automotive collectors of the early era, who collected historic vehicles when it was still considered unique. He became one of the founders of the Veteran Motor Car Club of America.

After Blood died in 1966, his collection was auctioned off. This vehicle then fell to Bill Harrah, a well-known casino entrepreneur, for $6 thousand.

The Model S is then stored at the Harrah's Automobile Collection for 20 years.

After the Harrah's Automobile Collection's collection disbanded in the mid-1980s, the vehicle changed hands several times before it was finally owned bytunate and Janet Cussler.

This vehicle has a very original condition with the patina that shows a long history of its use.

"This may be the only chance to have a Packard Model S in your life," said RM Sotheby's.

The 1906 Packard Model S Touring auction will be conducted without a basic price (without investigation) with an estimated selling price of between 175,000 and 250,000 US dollars or equivalent to Rp. 2.8 billion-Rp. 4 billion).