Saturday, November 07, 2020

1948 Packard just screwed on wood paneling to appear to be a Woody. What a shame upper management made such terrible decisions that killed any left over reputation of the glory days. I suppose all car companies do. None seem to improve from their first couple decades, except some expensive euro sports car makers

Described by Packard in its 1948 literature as "the successor to the station wagon," and an "all-occasion beauty," the Station Sedan used a steel floor, roof, and sides, with only the tailgate crafted from northern birch, which was also used to trim the doors and greenhouse. Inside, plywood was used to line the cargo compartment, with stainless steel “no mar” strips affixed to prevent scratches to the wood finish. With the rear seat folded and the lower clamshell rear door open, the Station Sedan gave owners a cargo bed that measured nearly nine feet in length.

Packard was the leading American luxury car, outselling Cadillac, Lincoln, Peerless and Pierce-Arrow combined through most of the 1920s and '30s.

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