What Ifs in The 50s Auto Industry
“The Greatest” left out that the “No So Greatest” L-Head I-8 still sat under the hood. But as we suppose in this conjured up ad – what if Packard’s fabulous 1955 OHV V-8 had appeared in 1951?
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Category: Packard
The Horsepower Wars 1949-1957
Without the Horsepower Wars of the 50s – We might not have had the Muscle Car Wars of the 60s!
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Packard’s Ultramatic Transmission
After multiple years of testing and refinement, in 1949 Packard announced the availability of...
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1955-1956 Packard OHV V-8 Described
The 1955 Packard V-8 was brand new and modern.
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More on the Packard Demise
The 1956 Packard Caribbean was Packard’s post war high water mark.
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Why We Lost Packard
Why We Lost Packard From 1946 to 1956 there were big changes at Packard, but . . . too late. One...
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