Re: Trippe lights

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/12/18 19:30:35

Thinking mostly about the mid-30s era, to me factory options are extra cost items installed at the factory in Detroit. For example, six-wheel equipment (sidemounts) and trunk rack. Usually radios and heaters were factory options. Hi-top options, special paint and upholstery options. Disc, wire or wood artillery wheels were options, etc. Just pre-war, things like the "running board delete" option, etc.

Accessories are items listed in the Accessory Catalog, dealer supplied and installed. For example, the trunk to put on the trunk rack. Various radiator caps, lap robes, etc.

I'm not aware of any engine options prewar. If you wanted a Twelve, you bought a Twelve. If you wanted a Super 8, you bought a Super 8. Postwar there some engine options like hydraulic lifters in some lower-end models but with Packard a model was in part defined by it's engine. For example you didn't buy a 54 Clipper and with an option get the 359 engine.