Special luxury
08/20/2020
Packard automobiles were once considered the most luxurious in America, but after the mid-1950s the brand slowly declined following its merger with Studebaker.
One of the last true Packards was the Cavalier, which was only built in 1953 and 1954. It was a four-door sedan with ample space and a powerful in-line eight-cylinder engine with a displacement of 5.4 liters and around 150 hp.
This design had actually gone out of fashion in the post-war years due to its large length requirement in the engine compartment and had been replaced by the V8 design in most American (e.g. Studebaker, Ford) and European (e.g. BMW 502) models.
As an accessory, there was an air conditioning unit that could be mounted on the outside (picture at the top), which cooled the air with cold water and led it into the interior.
The car photographed was once driven in Venezuela and yesterday took part in the Zurich Classic Car Award on Bürkliplatz in Zurich , which we have of course already reported on.
