1947 Packard Clipper
Packard Clipper USA 1947
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The Packard Clipper of the Packard Motor Car Company was introduced in April, 1941, midyear, much as was the 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang and other new departures. It was manufactured between 1942 and 1947. The Clipper name alone was reintroduced in 1953 for the Company's bottom line through 1956.
Introduced just eight months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Packard hoped for the future rode on a new car design. The milestone Packard Clipper represented an almost total break from traditional styling and embodied an abrupt change in construction techniques.
In 1946–47 the numerical designations were dropped and the line consisted of Clipper Sixes and Eights on the 120-inch (3,000 mm) wheelbase and Supers and Custom Supers on the 127-inch (3,200 mm) wheelbase. For the first time there were now seven-passenger sedans and limousines, riding a 148-inch (3,800 mm) wheelbase. For their type, these "professional Packard" enjoyed excellent success.
They compare favorably with Cadillac's 1946–47 Seventy-five, beating it not only be 15 horsepower (11 kW) but by a foot of wheelbase, yet selling for about the same $4,500–$5,000.
en.wikipedia.org
The Packard Clipper of the Packard Motor Car Company was introduced in April, 1941, midyear, much as was the 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang and other new departures. It was manufactured between 1942 and 1947. The Clipper name alone was reintroduced in 1953 for the Company's bottom line through 1956.
Introduced just eight months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Packard hoped for the future rode on a new car design. The milestone Packard Clipper represented an almost total break from traditional styling and embodied an abrupt change in construction techniques.
In 1946–47 the numerical designations were dropped and the line consisted of Clipper Sixes and Eights on the 120-inch (3,000 mm) wheelbase and Supers and Custom Supers on the 127-inch (3,200 mm) wheelbase. For the first time there were now seven-passenger sedans and limousines, riding a 148-inch (3,800 mm) wheelbase. For their type, these "professional Packard" enjoyed excellent success.
They compare favorably with Cadillac's 1946–47 Seventy-five, beating it not only be 15 horsepower (11 kW) but by a foot of wheelbase, yet selling for about the same $4,500–$5,000.
