Re: East Grand Blvd., Conner Ave. or even Moscow?

Posted by JWL On 2012/1/16 14:18:05

It would have made sense for Packard to move its traditional body production to Briggs in mid-1940, along with the Clipper body development, for all the 19th series bodies. Especially, if gaining more factory floor space for war production needs was a priority.

According to data in Robert Turnquist's book: Clipper production was 16,600 and all traditional bodied production was 56,255.

It would not have made good business sense for Packard to move the traditional body production to Briggs for the 20th series as only a total of 22,451 cars were produced with most of them being the Clipper bodied ones.

Clearly, the Clipper did not supersede the traditional bodied Packards for the 1941 model year, but it did in 1942.

O_D has shown us a photo of a body number tag on a non-Clipper, does anyone else out there with a 1941 or 1942 non-Clipper have a Briggs body tag on their Packard?

Can't wait to see more on the BOD minutes.

(o[]o)