Re: identification
Posted by packardsix1939 On 2022/10/18 12:24:29
For comparison, here are some photos of the 1951 200 Club Sedan I owned back in the early 1990's. Note the hubcaps. It was a base model with the plainest interior and rubber floor mats. The car was purchased from the estate sale of the original owner, a retired schoolteacher from New Haven, Connecticut who had purchased it new from the New Haven Packard dealership. Original paperwork from the dealership was included with the sale.
The invoice showed that she had traded in a 1938 Six Coupe for the 200. I later sold this car and the new owner had it completely restored, though he dressed it up a bit with a toothy grille from a Model 300 and 1956 Clipper full wheel covers. My understanding of the differences between the base model 200 and the Deluxe 200 in 1951 is that the Deluxe had a fancier interior with carpeting and pleated seat upholstery. Externally, the two models were indistinguishable. But for 1952, Packard further distinguished the Deluxe 200 from the base model by adding the toothy senior grille. I once had a friend in the former Eastern Packard Club who owned a very nice and very original 1952 200 Deluxe that had the senior grille with the teeth. As in 1951, the base 200 did not have the grille teeth.
I agree that the car in the original photo is a 1951 200 Club Sedan, given the position of the center pillar and the apparent lack of rear vent windows that the sedan would have been equipped with.
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The invoice showed that she had traded in a 1938 Six Coupe for the 200. I later sold this car and the new owner had it completely restored, though he dressed it up a bit with a toothy grille from a Model 300 and 1956 Clipper full wheel covers. My understanding of the differences between the base model 200 and the Deluxe 200 in 1951 is that the Deluxe had a fancier interior with carpeting and pleated seat upholstery. Externally, the two models were indistinguishable. But for 1952, Packard further distinguished the Deluxe 200 from the base model by adding the toothy senior grille. I once had a friend in the former Eastern Packard Club who owned a very nice and very original 1952 200 Deluxe that had the senior grille with the teeth. As in 1951, the base 200 did not have the grille teeth.
I agree that the car in the original photo is a 1951 200 Club Sedan, given the position of the center pillar and the apparent lack of rear vent windows that the sedan would have been equipped with.
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51_200ClubSedan_1.jpg (267.22 KB)
51_200ClubSedan2.jpg (196.08 KB)
51_200ClubSedan_3.jpg (158.05 KB)
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