Re: Pullman Bodies

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2013/1/21 23:33:42

Bernie J, I dug out the first of the two articles that appeared in The Packard Cormorant on Pullman bodies and Packard, this from Spring 1984 issue written by C. A. Leslie Jr. with some interesting sidebar comments by Daniel Liebermann. The article is about 10 full pages and titled "Saga of the 116, Turbulence at the Boulevard 1920 to 1922". The article is just packed with great information, much of it substantiated with excerpts from the minutes of the Packard Board of Directors; it's much too long to paraphrase here and if you have more interest I suggest you purchase a back issue is still available though if only one or two folks want it I could make photocopies. Apparently all the Pullman bodies except for some true custom coachwork on the Twin Sixes was on the 116. The 116 chassis alone cost about 80% of the selling price of the car so scant attention was made to coachwork. The 116 was a considerable disaster for Packard which was soon corrected primarly with better and far more attractive coachwork done by Packard themselves. The article contains this chart which you may find useful, it credits the chart to Antique Automobile though it gives no issue # reference but no doubt West Peterson can dig that out.

I still intend to dig out the other article and comment on it if there is still any interest in this topic. Or are we loosing interest in this topic?

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