Re: 1951 Packard 200 at auction -- August 4, 2018/Washington, IN
Posted by HH56 On 2018/7/26 8:43:30
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You are correct and that is when PB was first available. After PB was announced and factory installed cars started hitting the streets, the Easamatic setup was issued as a kit to the field. The May 52 issue of the Service Counselor has instructions for installing the kit in both 24th and 25th series cars if an owner wanted to buy the option for their car. Even though it has standard shift the install is not much different than if it was Ultramatic equipped so the instructions hold and that 51 could have been dealer converted.
Power steering wasn't introduced until 53. I don't remember seeing mention of a kit so that is the more interesting option. I guess an enterprising dealer could have bought pieces and added PS without any difficulty if an owner wanted it but both items are easy bolt ons and could also have been added long after.
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ptv wrote:
I didn't think they had power brakes till 1952?
You are correct and that is when PB was first available. After PB was announced and factory installed cars started hitting the streets, the Easamatic setup was issued as a kit to the field. The May 52 issue of the Service Counselor has instructions for installing the kit in both 24th and 25th series cars if an owner wanted to buy the option for their car. Even though it has standard shift the install is not much different than if it was Ultramatic equipped so the instructions hold and that 51 could have been dealer converted.
Power steering wasn't introduced until 53. I don't remember seeing mention of a kit so that is the more interesting option. I guess an enterprising dealer could have bought pieces and added PS without any difficulty if an owner wanted it but both items are easy bolt ons and could also have been added long after.
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