Re: 1942 One Sixty Sport Sedan What-If
Posted by Guscha On 2011/1/26 19:51:51
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Dave, to understand it better I just re-examined the Packard output in 1940,1941 and 1948,1949. "Tens of thousands" would mean at least 20,000 but according to the model info very few body styles reached those quantities. Well, I don't know the quality requirements and lifetime of stamping dies, the synergy effects of mass-produced standard molded components made by Briggs, keys of payment and the distribution of costs and last but not least the break even point but "Tens of thousands" related to a prewar car could be a bit to high.
Perhaps it's just a question of semantics and "Tens of" is the salt, that gives it that extra something. If so, then please don't stop to use the muffineer - I'm the king of salt shakers.
"Packard Factory, Detroit, 1910. Hand-building automobile bodies. Photographer unknown. Courtesy of the National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library."
[source:michiganradiopictureproject.org/2010/03/08/packard-factory/][/size]
... and you need tens of thousands of bodies to have a chance to amortize the cost of the stamping dies ...
Dave, to understand it better I just re-examined the Packard output in 1940,1941 and 1948,1949. "Tens of thousands" would mean at least 20,000 but according to the model info very few body styles reached those quantities. Well, I don't know the quality requirements and lifetime of stamping dies, the synergy effects of mass-produced standard molded components made by Briggs, keys of payment and the distribution of costs and last but not least the break even point but "Tens of thousands" related to a prewar car could be a bit to high.
Perhaps it's just a question of semantics and "Tens of" is the salt, that gives it that extra something. If so, then please don't stop to use the muffineer - I'm the king of salt shakers.
"Packard Factory, Detroit, 1910. Hand-building automobile bodies. Photographer unknown. Courtesy of the National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library."
[source:michiganradiopictureproject.org/2010/03/08/packard-factory/][/size]
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