Re: Clipper Bodies

Posted by JWL On 2014/11/6 17:22:56

The practice of Packard using one body for all its models goes back to the 1940 models and continued through the 1950s. The longer wheelbase senior cars had the extra length from the cowl forward. So, the same body whether you had a junior 6-cylinder or a senior Super 8. Can you imagine the disbelief of an owner of an expensive new Super 8 sedan when he notices his employee's new medium priced Six sedan looks remarkable like his car? The difference between a senior and junior Packards was not obvious to the person on the street. This blurring of junior and senior models did not help Packard to secure the luxury market.

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