Packard Archives - Page 2 of 2

Sep92007 by OrenNo Comments

Packard 300

The Packard 300 was an automobile built and sold by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan for model years 1951 and 1952. The 300 represented the upper mid-range Packard model, providing better appointments than the Packard 200 or the Packard 250 models. The premiere Packard offered during these years was the Packard Patrician 400. (more…)

Aug282007 by OrenNo Comments

Packard 180

The Packard 180 was introduced in 1940 by the Packard Motor Car Company to replace the discontinued V-12 as their top-of-the-line luxury model. (more…)

Aug272007 by OrenNo Comments

Packard 200

Packard advertising art for the 1951 Packard 200 "Touring Sedan" shows how stripped down the 200 line was. Note the plain black-wall tires and hubcaps in place of white-wall tires and full wheel-covers (more…)

Aug272007 by OrenNo Comments

Packard 120

The Packard One-Twenty (also One Twenty and 120) was an automobile produced by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan from 1935 to 1937 and from 1939 through the 1941 model years. The One-Twenty model designation was replaced the Packard Eight model name during model years 1938 and 1942. (more…)

Aug262007 by OrenNo Comments

Packard 110

The Packard One-Ten (also One Ten and 110) was a range of six-cylinder automobiles produced by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan during the 1940 and 1941 model years. The One-Ten model designation replaced the Packard Six model name. (more…)

Aug192007 by OrenNo Comments

Packard History: 1946-1959

Packard History

1946 – 1956By the end of World War II, Packard was in excellent financial condition but suffered from a shortage of raw materials needed to manufacture automobiles again. The firm introduced its first post-war body in 1948, prior to its competition in the major firms (Cadillac, Lincoln, and Chrysler). However, the design chosen was of the "bathtub" style predicted during the war as the destined future of automobiles. Although the postwar Packards sold well, the ability to distinguish expensive models from lower priced models disappeared as all Packard became virtually alike. (more…)

Aug192007 by OrenNo Comments

Packard History: 1899-1942

Packard History

Packard was a United States based brand of luxury automobile built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, and later by the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. The first Packard automobiles were produced in 1899 and the brand went off the market in 1958. Packard automobiles are highly sought after by collectors today, and the marque enjoys an active collectors club system.Packards were advertised with the slogan "Ask the Man Who Owns One". (more…)