Packard
Twelve Individual Custom Sport Phaeton by LeBaron (1108)

Why it matters

The LeBaron Sport Phaeton is one of the most celebrated Packard Twelve body styles, designed by Alexis de Sakhnoffsky on the longest 147-inch Eleventh Series chassis. Historians agree only five were built and four survive, and examples have sold for over US$4 million.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

For 1934 Packard offered Individual Custom bodies by LeBaron of Detroit on the 1108 Twelve chassis. De Sakhnoffsky's Sport Phaeton combined separate rounded pontoon fenders, running boards nearly blended into the body, a tapered tail, an angled radiator shell, vee'd headlamp lenses and a disappearing top. Five were produced; one was dismantled in 1952 or lost in Europe during the war, and four remain.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Authentic cars are on the 147-inch 1108 chassis with LeBaron body numbers; a documented example carries Vehicle No. 1108-70, chassis 902094, engine 902099 and body 177-3 with closely matched numbers. Styling cues include pontoon fenders, near-blended running boards, tapered tail, vee'd headlamp lenses and disappearing top.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   RM Sotheby's Monterey 2026 – 1934 Packard 1108 Twelve Individual Custom Sport Phaeton by LeBaron Level B

   • 5 original Sport Phaetons produced (historians' consensus)

   Accessed 2026-11-11
2. 2
   1934 Packard 1108 Twelve Individual Custom Sport Phaeton by LeBaron Level B RM Sotheby's

   • One of four surviving original, authentic examples
   • 147 inches, longest available on the 1108

   Accessed 2026-11-12