1935 Packard vs Cadillac

Posted by BDC On 2016/5/20 18:56:18

Drove both my 35's today: my 35 packard eight coupe and my (wife's) 35 Cadillac coupe. Very comparable cars. Wheelbase 134 vs 136, 130 HP straight 8 vs V8. 4660 lbs cadillac vs packard 4475 lbs. Price: packard $2470 vs Cadillac $2345.

The Cadillac has independent front suspension and the Packard solid beam.

Packard sold almost double the amount of senior cars (6961) than cadillac (3636):

35 Packard production:
Eight: 4781
Super 8: 1392
Twelve: 788

35 Cadillac production:
V8 (on 128, 136, 146 &149 inch wheelbase): 3209
V12: 377
V16: 50

Packard was mopping the floor with cadillac in 35, and the drivability of the packard is superior over the cadillac but at higher speeds (55+ mph) the independent front suspension drives nicer.

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