Re: Best of its day?

Posted by bozonono On 2011/2/28 16:57:39

Check out the youtube packard proving grounds films Shows a 56 clipper in action. What we have to remember is that Packard was way ahead of the US competition. Chrysler products were so softly sprung that they looked like they'd roll over in a hard turn. dive and squat were endemic in the industry.

As for cost per car i remember reading a million years ago that the cost per car for Packard was 125.00. They did a pretty good job of working it into existing suspension.

In 56 they standardized it across the line with only the Clipper deluxe offering it as an option so in lean times it didnt seem to be too much of a cost hardship