Re: Senior & Junior

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2007/12/10 9:26:20

Thanks J.D., I appreciate the compliment. Another Junior/Senior close call that I didn't mention are the 51, 52 and 53 convertibles. These are generally considered to be junior cars (short wheelbase, small engine) and it's always been a mystery that a luxury maker that specialized in convertibles dropped the Senior convertible after the 23rd series until 1954. Although the 53 Caribbean was made from a Junior car, it's still considered a Senior because it was of limited production, high cost, and was almost a custom, having the bodies converted by an outside firm (Mitchell Bentley wasn't it?) despite having a Junior engine and chassis. Both the 54 convertible and Caribbean are of course Senior cars, both Packards and not Clippers and with the top-end chassis and engine.