1948 Packard Standard Eight Touring Sedan [2201]

1948 Packard Standard Eight [2201] in The Gun, Movie made for TV, 1974

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
supcoach ◊ 2026-08-18 01:24	There was a Eight, a DeLuxe Eight, a Super Eight or a Custom Eight
Lateef ◊ 2026-08-18 09:28	Too little visible for identification. It's not a Custom Eight, that's all I can tell. Just a few frames before: Roof seems taller than usual, perhaps an advertising vehicle or a camera car? I'm settling for Standard Eight as I cannot see any chrome above the doors. -- Last edit: 2026-08-18 09:50:58
GodzillaFan54 ◊ 2026-08-18 22:54	^ The roof is taller because it and the sides were crushed in by the crane lifting it onto the conveyer belt. Shame to see a Packard like this meet its demise This car was only 26 years old.
Lateef ◊ 2026-08-18 23:09	GodzillaFan54 wrote This car was only 26 years old. That's already several years above the average life expectancy for most cars, so "only" is a bit exaggerated.
QueenMDX ◊ 2026-08-18 23:52
CougarTim ◊ 2026-08-19 00:45	Cars changed a lot in those 26 years. In 1974 only senior citizens and broke eccentrics still drove Packards.