Re: "32 "shovel-nose" Pack on "American Pickers"

Posted by 58L8134 On 2015/3/26 8:36:52

Hi Garrett

Yes, the Model 900 Light Eight was a 1932 only series...but here's the proviso. At some point, as you study and encounter Classic Packards, you come across a 1933 model that looks very familiar; same size and body styles as the '32 900 but with '33 radiator and fender styling. Those are 1933 Model 1001 Eights.

After the only-too-successful '32 Light Eight sold fully 40.7% of their overall 1932 volume but gave away the store because of its low prices ($1,750-$1,795 revised to $1,895-$1,940), management quietly folded it back into the 1933 Eight line. This time, priced from $2,150-$2,250, the Model 1001 still accounted for 39% of sales. While they likely made no profits on them, at least it wasn't emptying the till quite as quickly as the Light Eight 900 did. These hard lessons were some of the impetuous that lead to the decision to produce the 120.

Steve