Re: 1932 Packard Light eight shovelnose serial number plate
Posted by tph479 On 2017/12/17 19:24:07
Jack Triplett a packard historian had a 2 part article published in the late 1970's or early 1980's in Cars and Parts magazine regarding "Packard's controversial light eight". I just pulled out the article and based on information that he gathered, company data indicated 6,750 light eights were built. Know serial numbers at the time went to #500 for the coupe,#1020 for the coupe roadster, #4807 for the sedan and # 175 for the coupe sedan. I have read somewhere else of slightly different production numbers but cannot find that paperwork right now, but the numbers didn't vary by much from what I recall.
In an earlier post I might have been a little high of coupe roadster production. Still surprising survival rate of roadsters to coupes any way you cut it.
Would be interested to know if anyone does have a current count of the surviving light eights out there.
Either way they are fantastic cars and a joy to drive!
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In an earlier post I might have been a little high of coupe roadster production. Still surprising survival rate of roadsters to coupes any way you cut it.
Would be interested to know if anyone does have a current count of the surviving light eights out there.
Either way they are fantastic cars and a joy to drive!
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