Re: Which one to buy: 110 Six or 120 Eight?

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2011/6/11 22:09:21

This is an impossible question to answer as it depends very much on the circumstances, not all of them financial.

Example: J P Gotrocks the bank president is looking for a family car. He is a long time Packard owner and feels a Packard strikes the right note of conservative respectability, an important factor in his business. The depression is over but a lot of people are suspicious of their bank's solvency.

The Packard six is just the ticket. It is solid and respectable without being flashy. Light and maneuverable with its short wheelbase and easy to park. Speed is not a big factor as most of his driving is back and forth to work in city traffic.

Second example: Nick Santorini is a prosperous grocer with a large family. He always wanted a Packard and now he can afford one. He seldom uses a car because he walks to work and his business keeps him busy until late, 6 days a week. But once or twice a month on Sunday he goes to visit relatives in various parts of the country. He likes the eight cylinder 120 model, he can afford it, and the gas mileage is not a big factor for the amount of driving he does.

Examples could be made up endlessly. One quip sticks in my mind. Supposedly when they introduced the 110, a Packard executive said "We already have the Episcopalians, now we are going after the Methodists".