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In the spring of 1956, the Executive was introduced. In a four-door sedan and a two-door hardtop, the Executive was aimed at the buyer who wanted a luxury car but could not justify Packard's pricing. It was an intermediate model using the Packard name and the Senior models' front end, but using the Clipper platform and rear fenders.
The 1957 and 1958 Packard lineup of automobiles were based on Studebaker models: restyled, rebadged, and given more luxurious interiors. After 1956 production, the Packard engine and transmission factory was leased to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation while the assembly plant on Detroit's East Grand Boulevard was sold, ending the line of Packard-built cars.
A front-end bra (also known as a car bra, bonnet bra, front-end cover, hood bra, auto bra, [1] hood mask, car mask, etc.) is a (usually black) vinyl cover that attaches to the front of a car or other vehicle to protect the bumper, hood, and sides of the fenders from scratches. The inside of the bra is lined with a felt-like material. [2]
Delta was a successor to the Opel T platform; it also replaced J platform and the Z platform used by the Saturn S-Series. The platform debuted in the 2003 Saturn Ion. Vehicles of this platform generally carry the letter "A" in the fourth character of their VINs. Delta uses an independent suspension in front and Twist beam type in the rear
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The 1953 Caribbean was perhaps Packard's most easily identified car because of its full cutout rear wheel housing and side trim, limited to a chrome band that outlined the bottom of the car's entire length. The band also helped further delineate the car's wheel openings, and the door handle was concealed and aligned with the chrome beltline ...
The Packard Clipper is an automobile series built by the Packard Motor Car Company (and by the later Studebaker-Packard Corporation) for model years 1941–1942, 1946–1947, and 1953–1957. It was named for a type of sailing ship, called a clipper. [1] [2] The Clipper was introduced in April 1941, as a mid-model year entry.
A 2005 Hemmings Classic Car magazine article said that in 1975 the Pacer was "sleek" and "audacious"; "it looked like the car of the future" and "the automotive press loved it". [20] Motor Trend magazine, one of many that pictured the car on the cover, said it was "the most creative, most people oriented auto born in the U.S. in 15 years". [96]