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last 6 cylinder
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Does anyone know when the 6 cylinder was discontinued? I was told today that Packard made 6's up to 1954. I thought that the last was around 1947.

Posted on: 2008/9/3 21:45
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I believe w/o checking further that the right answer is 1947 for passenger cars, 1948-49 (22nd series) for taxicabs, 1952 for marine and truck (for White) engines.

Posted on: 2008/9/3 21:50
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General spec's from "motor manual" shows 6's to 47 only 8's after that.

Posted on: 2008/9/3 21:50
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Taxis in 48-49 were 6 cylinders.

Posted on: 2008/9/3 22:17
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From the "Packard Model Info" section here on the website, the last none-marine application for 6 cyl engine was 1949.

Early 1949 22nd Series:



Year Chassis Body Name
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1949 2220 2280-9 Six Taxicab Limousine
1949 2240 2282-9 Six (Export) Touring Sedan
1949 2240 2286-9 Six (Export) Taxicab Sedan

Posted on: 2008/9/3 22:24
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According to the information I've found, there were 13 six cylinder New York taxis made in 1950 on chassis 2320 which had a 141" wheel base. The New York taxis were model number 2380. None were made for export or as sedan taxis.

Posted on: 2008/9/3 23:01
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Interesting...that was missing for the documentation I had. I wonder if they fell under the commerical chassis designation, and that is why they were not in the reference material I had.

I will have to update the 1950 Model Pages with that information. I just need to hunt down the techincal specs for that specific model.

Thanks!

Posted on: 2008/9/3 23:13
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49Packard, I'm curious what your source was for the 23rd series taxi production. Not that any source is unimpeachable but using Nat Dawes "The Packard 1942-1962" as a reference, it shows 22nd series Six production of 1317 6 cylinder taxis in 1948 and 24 in 1949 and export sales of 1927 taxis and touring sedans in 1948 and 683 in 1949.

For the 23rd series, it lists the available chassis and body types but shows no units produced. Perhaps the production you noted as 13 units were upgraded left-over 22nd series, somewhat similar to the 23rd series Station Sedans?

And just to amend my off-hand first response, apparently the marine IM-245 engine was only built thru 1951, but the industrial version IT-245 was built into 1953. This ndata from Robert Neal's "Master Motor Builders". I've not yet found where I have the data on the use of the Six in White trucks, but as I remember it was limited to the smallest COE (cab-over-engine) metropolitan delivery types.

Posted on: 2008/9/4 9:04
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But as far as that goes the last regular catalog 6 cylinder cars, for sale to the general public not taxis, export or special order were the 1947s right?

Posted on: 2008/9/4 18:48
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Yes, 1947 was the last year for cataloged 6 cylinder cars, taxis and export excluded.

Posted on: 2008/9/4 19:33
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