Re: '55 autronic eye system

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2008/5/23 8:26:41

Apparently at least one 55 or 56 Packard is known to have been legitimately equipped with GM's Autronic eye. The car was the subject of an article in an old "Packard Cormorant" publication which I can't seem to lay my hands on at the moment, but it was a good 20 years ago I think. If I remember, an influential dealer, perhaps a stockholder or company director like Earle C. Anthony, insisted on it. I don't recall if that article included a copy of the factory invoice or not, but I'm pretty certain that I do recall that it was installed at Detroit, not by the dealer.

Actually, a GM accessory item installed at the factory, while certainly uncommon, isn't unheard of. GM Guide Division's "Traffic Light Viewer" was a factory option, and Packard had Delco's "Wonderbar Radio" one year before it became available on GM cars.

At some point I'll no doubt come across that article again and when I locate it I'll try to remember to post it here.