Current Auction: Big Reno Auction2010 on August 5th, 2010
679
Lot #:
679
Year:
1950
Make:
Packard
Body Style:
Sedan
Description:
EIGHT AND EIGHT DELUXE (2301)
SERIES: TWENTY-THIRD
TRANSMISSION REFINEMENTS: ULTRAMATIC TWO-SPEED TORQUE CONVERTER WITH DIRECT-SPEED LOCKUP AS AN ADDED OPTION.
In 1948 a new body style was introduced called the Station Sedan. In other words a "Woody Wagon". Packard brought out this expensive automobile ($3,425.00 at introduction). It represented a large investment in tooling, special panels being required for the roof and quarters. The body was all-steel, which is an early application of this principle to station wagons. Packard trimmed it with generous panels of white ash. The tailgate structure was all wood and of two piece design hinged at the top and bottom, a configuration to become standard in the industry for many years. A folding bracket was mounted on the tailgate to display the license plate when the gate was down.
