Re: Packard Seniors 1940-56

Posted by Mahoning63 On 2015/4/27 15:56:10

If the Caddy sales look weak for 1948 despite the all-new desgin, here's why:

"The '48 Caddy didn't get into production until late February 1948, and went on sale in dealer showrooms in March. The model year thus spanned a short nine months. Demand was higher than supply, but there was only time to build 52,706 cars for the '48 model run."

Courtesy this wonderful website that has educated me for years.http://www.100megsfree4.com/cadillac/cad1940/cad48sa.htm

And it means that the 1947 Cadillac model year ran extra long, which makes the '47 Packard One Eighty Clipper's sales look that much more impressive versus Cadillac. For a brief moment in time Packard had caught Cadillac. Well, almost... have heard that Cadillac had a long waiting list in these years. But then again, wouldn't they have made all the 60 Specials they could to maximize profit, just as Packard probably did with its One Eighty Clipper?