Update: turns out I know the bloke who owns this! And this is not his only Packard. Clearly, despite riding bicycles with someone, you don’t really know them!
It’s still in the shop because there is a failure in the electro-mechanical components of its push button controlled gearbox. Should be sorted soon...
Packard at my local mechanic. They’ve also got a drivable, restoration ready Ford Galaxie 500 on the market too...