Re: Unidentified brackets
Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2013/9/5 8:18:27
Packard Downunder, thanks for the information. Kellow Falkiner is a name well-known to many Packard enthusiasts and it has been discussed here several times, including some current photos of their facility - search if interested. As I know the RHD history, RHD production was moved to the Canadian assembly plant and remained there until it closed in 1939; both senior and junior cars were assembled there in RHD though I'm not sure about the Twelves. During the years of the Canadian assembly plant (1931-39) they also produced some LHD cars, and the Detroit facility also continued to make some RHD cars though not those intended for the Commonwealth as there was a great tax advantage to the Canadian card due to their high Canadian content (see article).
After the Canadian plant closed the RHD models were made in Detroit and the data I have available shows that only junior models were made and those only thru 1954. This is partly supported by the fact that the 48-54 parts listing shows both LHD and RHD parts, but the 55/56 listing shows no RHD parts that I've ever noticed, hence my particular interest in 55/56 RHD cars. In the last year of the Detroit-assembled RHD cars, only the 5400, 5401 (except the Panama) and 5411 were offered (see chassis symbol line in the chart).
Any further info you can get about whether the RHD conversion was performed by K-F would be most interesting.
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After the Canadian plant closed the RHD models were made in Detroit and the data I have available shows that only junior models were made and those only thru 1954. This is partly supported by the fact that the 48-54 parts listing shows both LHD and RHD parts, but the 55/56 listing shows no RHD parts that I've ever noticed, hence my particular interest in 55/56 RHD cars. In the last year of the Detroit-assembled RHD cars, only the 5400, 5401 (except the Panama) and 5411 were offered (see chassis symbol line in the chart).
Any further info you can get about whether the RHD conversion was performed by K-F would be most interesting.
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