1956 Packard (maybe 1955?) questions

Posted by Dan On 2010/1/12 22:14:49

I was reading a reprint of the 1956 Patrician DriveReport in SIA #36 (September-October 1976), and came up with the following questions...

1. The push button trans control came out in '56? I thought it was also offered in 1955.

2. Packard pioneered electric door locks on 4-door cars that could be controlled by the driver?

3. The article shows a picture of a Packard V-8 with fuel injection! The caption on the photo states one prototype exists in the hands of a Packard collector. Anyone know if that's true?