Re: 1954 Packard Patrician Sportster

Posted by HH56 On 2021/10/20 12:04:39

The 54 Pacific is classified a Packard which would make it a senior. In 54, they had no two door bodies on the 127 chassis to make a true senior sized convertible or hardtop. Realizing competition was leaving them behind they threw everything senior they could bolt on to the shorter chassis and body to make those two cars look and be more like the seniors. From the largest engine to almost every styling difference the Patrician had they tried to duplicate for the senior look and feel. IMO, they were very successful because the Pacific is one of my favorite models.

For 55 they finally did make a longer body. By virtue of some kind of new fabrication method detailed in some of the Packard books they were able to stretch the bodies 5 inches behind the front seat. However the method works, it did not require the long lead time of making new and horribly expensive stamping dies which apparently they could not afford, didn't have the time, or didn't want to spend the money on. Once they had longer bodies it was just a simple matter to bolt them on the longer chassis to make true senior cars for the 55-6 Packard line.