impact and charm
1948 Packard 22nd Series Convertible Victoria
Packard's first all-new post-war cars, the 22nd Series, debuted on July 25, 1947. The new style combined the slab-sided modern idiom with a horizontal version of Packard's traditional grille. The first model to enter production was the convertible victoria, which was a body style that had been absent from the catalogue since the war.
Exterior
- •Wheelbase: 120 in.
- •White wall tires
- •Back tire fender skirts
Interior
- •Radio, Heater
- •Cloth and Leather Upholstery
- •Electromatic clutch (Vacuum operated clutch)
- •Vent windows
- •Hand-crank windows
Mechanical
- •22nd Series. 145 bhp, 327 cu. in.
- •L-head inline eight-cylinder engine
- •Three-speed manual transmission with overdrive
- •Live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs
- •Four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes