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Does anyone know if any of the commercial chassis Packards used 16's in the 50's?
Yes, for 1951 through 1954, and that was the only wheel size used on those chassis.
You could have found that much out by simply checking the "Specifications" section of the factory shop manual, which is available in this site's archive. The same specs were also published, annually, in the
Packard Servrice Counselor, which can be readily identified and downloaded from by this site's online
Service Index.
What's more interesting is 16-inch wheels on a non-commercial model. As the factory
Trade Letters on equipment do not show that as an option, it's likley a post-production swap.
However, the use of those 16-inch wheels on non-commercial models may have significant implications, since 15-inch tires seem to be an endangered species in the mass market.
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