The Packard Patrician was in production from 1951 through 1956. For 1951 and 1952, it was used to denote the highest trim level available, positioned above the Packard 200 and 300, and known as the Packard Patrician 400. It replaced the previous model year's Super 8 model range and was easily distinguishable from the other models in the lineup by its chrome time. In 1951 there were three chrome ports on its rear fenders and the following year it received four chrome parts. The 1953 and 1954 Packard Patrician continued to be the company's highest trim-level sedan and rested on a 127-inch chassis. The Patrician name was also applied to the custom-bodied Henney passenger models, including the 8-passenger Packard Executive Sedans and Limousines which rested on a large 149-inch platform. The Henney professional cars, such as the hearse, ambulance, and flower cars, were built on a 156-inch wheelbase commercial chassis and usually used Patrician-like trim - except for 1954 when they used Cavalier-like trim. The 1954 Packard Patrician was available as a sedan with a base price of nearly $3,900. A total of 2,760 examples were built. 35 examples of the eight-passenger limousine and 65 examples of the executive sedan were also built. Power was from an L-head eight-cylinder engine with a 359 cubic-inch displacement and fitted with a Carter four-barrel carburetor, delivering 212 horsepower. New this year was the start position on the ignition key; the earlier keys were started by a switch built into the carburetor which was actuated by depressing the accelerator pedal to the floor.
by Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2019
by Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2019
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The Packard Patrician was produced from 1951 through 1956. The first series was the Packard Patrician 400 produced from 1951 through 1952. The 400 was part of Packards numerical naming structure, with the 400 designating the highest trim level available on a Packard. The Packard 400 had extensive use of chrome trim. In comparison to the other Packard models of this era, it featured four chrome....
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In the fall of 1950 the John Reinhart-designed 24th Series Packard Patrician was debuted as the top-of-line Custom Eight replacement. From 1951 through 1954 the Patrician was built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan and from 1955 through 1956 it was built by the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. The model was constructed in Packards Detroit facilities on East....
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