Packard 1956

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The Packard Caribbean Hardtop was a new addition and partner to the Convertible. The crisp, stylish lines of the upscale Packards, a winner any other time, arrived to a lost audience. Something happened at Packard, something we may never really understand. The cars just sat. Buyers did not enter their showrooms.

Packard 1956

It represented a significant departure from previous practices, not only in styling, but in engineering as well. The new cars were committee-engineered -- but what a committee: Bill Graves, chief engineer, headed the V-8 project, staffed by J. Ferguson, Bill Schwieder, and E. It was on this last feature that Packard hung its advertising slogan, "Let the Ride Decide. They provided a remarkable combination of ride and handling, scaling even car-breaking railroad crossings with aplomb. And as one Packard enthusiast likes to point out, "most of them are still leveling away more than 50 years later. The new V-8, a solid design, boasted the highest horsepower in the industry save for the Chrysler Enlarged to cubic inches in , the big Packard V-8 saw use in the Studebaker Golden Hawk, several drag racers, and even marine applications. More controversial was Twin-Ultramatic transmission, named for its combination of gear-start and torque converter , designed to handle the V-8's formidable power. With Twin-Ultramatic the car started in low, then shifted to high via a band release and clutches; at cruising speed the converter locked up as became common in the s.

P Jamaican Yellow, packard 1956. This contrasted with the engine used by the top level Packard Patrician, which displaced cu in 6. Packard Patrician and Four Hundred V8.

The Packard Executive was introduced on March 5, to fill a perceived price gap between the prestige Packard Patrician line and the new Clipper marque, which was in its first year as a separate marque. In previous years, Clipper models had been Packards. The Executive was created by combining the Clipper Custom's body, complete with its distinctive tail light design, and installing the front fenders, hood, and radiator grille assembly of the senior Packard models. It also used the Clipper Custom's inch 3, mm wheelbase and its cu in 5. This contrasted with the engine used by the top level Packard Patrician, which displaced cu in 6. Beyond the senior Packard grille and front end sheet metal, Executives were further distinguished from the Clipper line by a unique side trim design that made reference to the senior Packards, and allowed for two-toned paint schemes. However, the interior appointments and instrumentation were pure Clipper.

Mechanical engineer James Ward Packard and his brother, William Dowd Packard, built their first automobile, a buggy-type vehicle with a single cylinder engine, in Warren, Ohio in It became one of the first American racing cars to be available for sale to the general public. Packards had large, square bodies that suggested an elegant solidity, and the company was renowned for its hand-finished attention to detail. In the s, however, the superior resources of General Motors and the success of its V engine pushed Cadillac past Packard as the premier luxury car in America. With sales dwindling by the s, Packard merged with the much larger Studebaker Corporation in the hope of cutting its production costs.

Packard 1956

Feast your eyes on one of the world's most advanced luxury automobiles: innovative, powerful and opulent, with a presence commanding enough that the Soviets copped it as a staff car for KGB and high-ranking party officials for decades to come. In its day, the Packard received rave reviews for its push-button transmission, advanced torsion bar suspension and unsurpassed comfort. It also ushered the modern-style limited-slip differential into the mainstream and placed second in its class in the Mobil Economy Run that year, checking in with 18 MPG--the first-place Imperial managed It's a floating ride, the sort that you expect to wallow through hard turns. No such thing. The car stays horizontal and firmly planted through fast corners.

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A black arm rest floats in the center of the door as does a chrome window crank and door handle. Something happened at Packard, something we may never really understand. Packard to Download Cancel. Custom Super Eight The last Detroit-built Packard was the Packard Predictor, their last concept car, produced in Clipper Custom Touring Sedan. Hi there! May 18, 10 months ago. Jan 25, 1 month ago. Packard One-Eighty to These figures did not combine Packard and Studebaker sales.

The Packard Executive was introduced on March 5, to fill a perceived price gap between the prestige Packard Patrician line and the new Clipper marque, which was in its first year as a separate marque.

Wire wheel covers. This car was designed to fill a marketing gap existing between the lowest priced Packard and the Clipper Deluxe. Transmission Ratios: Ultramatic: 1st: 1. Oct 4, 2 years ago. Drink holder and pocket pouch. Model G. The model name was dropped from the Patrician model range at the beginning of the model range, however the Patrician name continued to occupy the premium trim level Packard from through LOG IN. Future Packards would be in fact merely deluxe Studebakers: the was destined to be the last of the big Packard luxury cars. N Maltese Gray. Lot T Although the Executive sold as fast as it was produced [ citation needed ] it was not enough to substantially improve the financial picture for the Packard-Clipper Division. For the Four Hundred name was re-employed by Packard and assigned to the automaker's senior model range two-door hardtop.