This day in Packard History January 4 1955

Posted by portlandon On 2010/1/5 18:27:29

January 4, 1955

New Packards roll out
The 1955 Packards were introduced to the public on this day. Corvettes and Thunderbirds were upping the horsepower ante, and Packard struck back with the Packard Caribbean, the first V-8 Packard and the debut of highly stylized cathedral taillights. The era of the mighty tailfin was beginning.

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(Yes, I know this is a '56 executive, closest I could find)