Re: 1940 Packard Super 8 160 Station Wagon (Cantrell) Factory Air Conditioning!

Posted by Packard Don On 2020/4/22 2:35:09

Chris, Prewar was the end of the era of wood body frames which were cars with steel over a wooden framework but by the time this Packard was made (or "would have been made" if original) most makes used steel for the body EXCEPT for woodies which retained a full wood structure and appearance. It wasn't until postwar that woodies started having partial steel bodies and even then the wood was still somewhat structural and often comprised the entire upper half of the doors. It was really early to mid-50 that car makers started using all steel on the wagons, then adding wood as a trim detail and, of course, by the n Packard did not offer a wagon.