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1948 Packard Woody Station Wagon
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Tue November 21, 2006
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Description:
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1948 Packard Woody Station Wagon
This 1948 Packard Wood Body Station Wagon has an 8-cylinder engine and was bought new for $3,895. All of the wood on this car is original. This Woody is still owned by the original driver who was a delivery boy for Heyduks Florist in Cleveland, Ohio, who bought the car new. Ed, the delivery boy, who was present when the car was delivered to the florist, is now over 70 years old and still enjoys driving the car.
The Packard Station Body 2201 was a new model for Packard in 1948. The wagon-line car was in the 2201 series despite being priced $1,200 higher than the Standard Eight sedan. The 22nd series was introduced September, 1947.
The wood was northern birch framing with maple panels and was basically decorative as the overall structure was braced by the metal body shell which was a modified Standard Sedan body. Only the upper rear quarters, which were removed from the sedan body, used the wood as actual bracing. On the door sides and window frames the regular sheet metal was cut away to allow the wood to be inlaid, rather than just bolted on top. Unlike most other station wagons, which were 8 or 9-passenger vehicles, the Packard wagon was strictly a 6-passenger model with no provision for a third seat.
Engine: 8-cylinder, 288 cid, 130 hp
Compression Ration: 7.0
Rear Axle Ratio: 3.9
Weight: 4,080 lbs
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1948 Packard Woody Station Wagon
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Remarkable Cars
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National Packard Museum
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