Re: 1940 Packard Video

Posted by Joe Santana On 2019/8/10 13:27:44

I think it's fairly early, so maybe they were unsure about the AC and didn't want to create expectations.

Definitely the illustrations are early, such as the size of the overdrive indicator light, only 5 striations on the flying nymph instead of 9.

The fleur-de-lis on the trunk lid and light-less trunk handle with addition of the license holder/light used with trunk-rack equipped cars is early, too. Of course, early style hexagon/script hubcaps.

But there are actual 1940 cars in the photos, so maybe done in June or July 1939. Jim Hollingsworth's book 1940 A Pivotal Year gives November 1939 as the introduction of AC.