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1949 Packard Eight Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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◊ 2006-12-06 01:12 |
Packard |
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◊ 2006-12-06 01:14 |
Huh? It is already a Packard... |
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◊ 2006-12-06 05:28 |
1948? |
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◊ 2006-12-06 09:43 |
No, 1950. I think it's at least a Super Eight, as it seems to have the "Goddess of Speed" mascot on th hood. -- Last edit: 2006-12-06 17:31:23 |
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◊ 2006-12-06 10:37 |
Packard Super Eight Four door sedan 1949-1950 ( 23rd series model 2302) |
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◊ 2006-12-06 16:47 |
It's always difficult to say the year of a model with Packard, with the models changing mid-year. |
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◊ 2006-12-06 16:53 |
Isn't that normal for model-years that most of US cars use? |
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◊ 2006-12-06 17:13 |
I may be wrong, but what I mean is that, for Packard, if you take this car, if produced between June and December 1949, it's considered as a 1949 model. If produced between January and August 1950, it's a 1950 model. But it is the same car. |
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◊ 2006-12-06 17:21 |
Following the model-year thing both would be 1950 model, but maybe that for Packard it was different, I have no idea about that. |
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◊ 2006-12-06 17:31 |
Frankly, I don't know.  |
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◊ 2006-12-06 19:16 |
That seems odd, what´s the source? |
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◊ 2006-12-06 19:38 |
Two books I've about the american cars of the 40's. It said in one of them that Packard did not change this system before 1951. Beside, if you look at the galleries of the http://www.packardclub.org/, you'll see what I mean. |
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◊ 2006-12-06 23:00 |
Most interesting and a very good link. As I understand it Packards series went on for longer periods (exceding 12 months)the years after WWII. 1945-50. This pattern is recognized from most manufacturerers of that time, production of slightly updated pre-war models went on for years with small or no changes until the "all-new" models were ready. Mostly around 1949-50. Packard seems to have given modeyears to the cars as usual except for the 22nd and 23rd series, presumably it´s connected with the companys Golden Anniversary in 1949. They had to make an update at that point, but the redesigned models were not ready until a year later as 1951 models. |
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◊ 2010-08-26 19:24 |
To clarify: Packard (as opposed to other American manufacturers of the period) did not recognize "model years" until 1951. Instead they used "series" designations. The 22nd series encompassed the usual span of the 1948 through the middle of the '49 model years while the 23rd series ran from mid 1949 (May?) through the 1950 model year period. The photo'ed car is from the 23rd series as it has the mid-door spear and solid chrome bumpers with no painted section. They also had the new, protruding oval taillamps as opposed to the 22nd series flush square ones. |
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◊ 2010-08-30 00:23 |
Cannot say this is a Super 8 from distance and angle. Could be Standard, Deluxe or Super but not Super Deluxe or Custom. |
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