Re: Packard Seniors 1940-56

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2015/4/25 9:06:02

To your second part, though one doesn't hear the terms "junior" and "senior" applied to earlier cars, there were generally two models in production at any time and surely one was junior to the other. For example, the Model 18 was junior to the Model 30, the Single Six was junior to the Single Eight; the Eight (Standard Eight in 32 and back) was junior to the Eight Deluxe or Custom or later on the Super 8 and of course the Twelve. But by their position in the market the lesser models were still luxury or high-end cars, whereas the advent of what we now call "juniors" (110, 120), they were distinctly middle-price range cars. Cheapest new Packard ever(?), 1937 115 business coupe for $795 factory suggested list price!

To the first part of your question - well, one could write a book on that!