Re: 1939 and 1940 Packardbodies

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2012/2/20 9:30:36

The 1938 Super Eight shared bodies with the Twelve which were the traditional, senior body type, i.e. with wood structure and steel skinning and 1938 was the last year the Super Eight used that body construction. In the 1939 only the Twelves retained that type of body construction, the Super Eights used junior bodies.

As to the differences between the 39 and 40 junior bodies, I'll leave that question to someone who knowns them better, but the grille shutter assembly and surround are different (wider).