Re: How to identify a 1949 Henney...

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/6/17 17:26:47

Though Packard contracted with Henney for many years thru 1954 to convert their standard sedans into long wheelbase sedans and limousines, as I recall Henney was too busy with their hearse/ambulance business during 1948-1950 and Packard turned back to Briggs for these conversions. Briggs was Packard's body supplier from 1941 thru 1954 except for those LWB vehicles by Henney and those few speciality vehicles by Mitchell-Bentley. Look on the engine side of the cowl, inboard of the heater box, for a Briggs Body Number. It should also tell you if the vehicle is a 22nd series (1948 thru early 1949) or a 23rd series (later 1949 thru 1950). A Packard titled as a 1949 could be either, and could also be a renumbered 1948 model.