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John Brinegar
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Can anyone tell when my Packard was built ? 2262-3445

Posted on: 2023/6/5 0:28
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Sadly, none of the factory records survive. An approximation is probably the closest you'll be able to achieve. Even the stamped date on the Patent Plates is only the date it was sold, not built.

You can start with the casting date on your engine block and figure the car was built 2 weeks to 3 months after that date.

Also the serial number can give you an approximation at where in production run it was made. Early/Middle/Late.

Posted on: 2023/6/5 6:51
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So, does my serial number indicate early. or middle production?

Posted on: 2023/6/5 13:22
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Packard never published production records for each of those models in those years. Also, unsold 48s were renumbered into 49s. Yours was not. So figure your car was somewhere in the middle of production.

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Posted on: 2023/6/5 13:27
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With just over 37,600 built (per Bob Neal's book) as 22nd series 1948 models and yours as the 1444th built, it's an VERY early production vehicle.

Posted on: 2023/6/5 13:43
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They built 37,000 2262's?

Posted on: 2023/6/5 13:45
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William Christopher choked the company on those cars.

Posted on: 2023/6/5 14:41
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Yes, as 1948 models and another 22,000+ as 1949 22nd series for a total 2262 production of about 60,000.

Posted on: 2023/6/5 14:42
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He was George Christopher, not William.

Posted on: 2023/6/5 15:43
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Owen - AS per the Neal book. production on the 22nd series convertible started in July 1947. Could my 2262 have been built in 1947?

Posted on: 2023/6/5 20:37
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