Re: Junior or Senior series

Posted by HH56 On 2020/6/23 11:02:51

I believe the juniors are considered by most to be the cars with the short wheelbase and smaller simpler lower HP engines. IMO, your deluxe would be considered a junior car but I suppose being deluxe with the trim differences some would consider them midrange. Midrange series kind of overlaps, some with long wheelbases but the smaller engines and most sharing trim with both junior and senior models. The senior models all have the long wheelbases and the largest or most developed engines such as the 356 or the 327 9 main and the highest trim level interiors.

There are some anomalies. Some of the LWB models have smaller engines and the 51-54 convertibles and hard tops are a good example of a mistake. Packard made the initial decision to build those models on the short wheelbase in the 200 line. They quickly found most buyers wanted senior cars so almost immediately Packard upgraded trim and some mechanicals to try and bring them close to the mid range 300 models hence the 250 designation. Eventually by 54 they threw everything upscale they could at them to make it look and be equipped as a senior model albeit on a short wheelbase.