General Information

Serial #

140117090

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length

467.0 cm

Width

167.0 cm

Height

183.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

1622.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Packard

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Detroit

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Packard established a branch plant in Canada in Windsor from 1931 to 1939 to assemble cars. In 1955, Packard Motor Car Co. in U.S. was taken over by the Studebaker parent company. The firm in Canada will become Studebaker-Packard Company of Canada ltd but the Studebaker-style Packards were not built in Canada. The Packard name was dropped in 1962. This type of car was popular with upper middle class Canadian families.

Function

Owner driven passengercar for general transportation.

Technical

The Clipper model was an advanced styling design at the time. Packard innovated in the design with this car in an effort to compete against other companies which had been offering more innovative designs in their cars such as the Airflows, Airstreams and Zephyrs models. Although the design is the result of many people's efforts (Gubitz, Yeager), Howard A. Darrin was the major designer. The clipper was different in design, in body construction methods, and in technical features. Consumers liked it. Although it arrived late in showrooms, the Clipper sold 16 000 (or 16 600) examples in its first year of introduction, 1941.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

NIL From CA of 08/27/1997 by Serge Ouellette: No -

Finish

DARK BLUE

Decoration

N/A