General Information

Serial #

992530

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Unknown

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

494.0 cm

Width

166.0 cm

Height

161.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

1633.0

Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Packard

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Windsor

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Car made in Canada and bought by a Canadian. Typical car for upper middle-class Canadian families from across the country. 1576 Packars were made in Canada and sold in 1936. 120-B price was $ 1395. This car was sold either at Canada Motor Sales in Ottawa or Mckay Motor Co. (also of Ottawa). It was delivered on May 2 in 1936. Packard established a branch plant in Canada in Windsor from 1931 to 1939 to assemble cars. In 1955, Packard Motor Car Co. in the US was taken over by the Studebaker parent company. The firm in Canada became the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of Canada ltd but the Studebaker-style Packards were not built in Canada. The Packard name was dropped in 1962.

Function

Owner driven passenger vehicle for general transportation.

Technical

The depression was hard on luxury car manufacturers such as Packard. In 1935 Packard introduced the model One-twenty, a cheaper version that was hoped to save the company from bankruptcy. With this model, the company was switching from largely hand-built luxury cars to a mass-produced, mid-priced model. The mid-priced market was highly competitive at the time. The car was called the Junior Packard. The One-twenty name refers to the wheelbase. The car model came in different versions: coupes, convertibles and sedans. The price was much more affordable than the senior models making the prestige of Packard ownership more available to a larger market. The One-twenty was a success. It was produced until 1941. Model 120 from the 14th series is a lot like the previous series (12th). The difference is a 5 degree slant of the radiator shell. Overall, 55 042 model 120-Bs were made in 1936. It was the best year of sales.

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

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Missing

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Finish

Unknown

Decoration

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