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Packard Model 115

Packard introduced the Model 115C Packard Six in September 1936 for the 1937 season as a way of generating volume in the recession years. A 4,018cc 6-cylinder 100bhp side valve engine was designed for a smaller car than the Packard Eights. The Six was built on a 115-inch wheelbase. Bodies styled by Werner Gubitz captured the elegance of the larger Eights, and 65,000 were sold in the first year. There was a recession in America in 1938 and the Six enabled Packard to ride this out, but at the same time it made Packard more common on the streets and some of the higher values sales were lost because Packards had become less exclusive. For 1940 Packard renamed the Six the Packard 110 and production was suspended from 1941 to 1946 and ended in 1948.

aa Packard Six 115C 1937 Convertible Coupe badge

Packard Six 115C 1937 Convertible Coupe - badge on wheel

aa Packard Six 115C 1937 Convertible Coupe ornament

Packard Six 115C 1937 Convertible Coupe - hood ornament

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Packard Six 115C 1937 Convertible Coupe. Launched in 1937 as the entry level Packard, body design for the model 115-C was under Werner Gubitz and the car sat on an 115-inch wheelbase. In spite of good sales, the Six was perceived as too cheap to be a Packard and for 1938 and 1939 it was given a 122-inch wheelbase and move up market. Sadly this coincided with a recession in car sales across the US market in 1938.

Packard Six 115C 1937 Convertible Coupe rear

Packard Six 115C 1937 Convertible Coupe. Launched in 1937 as the entry level Packard, body design for the model 115-C was under Werner Gubitz and the car sat on an 115-inch wheelbase.

Packard Six 1937 115C 1089 Convertible front

Packard Six 1937 115C 1089 Convertible. The small 6-cylinder Packard for 1937 was given a 3,878cc (236) siddevalve 100 bhp engine. This was enlarged to 4,022cc (245) for 1938.

Packard Six 1937 115C 1089 Convertible side

Packard Six 1937 115C 1089 Convertible. Built on a small 115-inch wheelbase, the little Packard was not liked by Packard regulars. For 1938 it was enlarged to 122-inches and the engine was enlarged too. But 1938 was a recession year for automobile sales in America so Packard didn't get the sales they had targetted.

Packard Six Model 115 1937 Coupe front

Packard Six Model 115 1937 Coupe. This is the Business Coupe, with 3,878cc inline six cylinder engine

Packard Six Model 115 1937 Coupe rear

Packard Six Model 115 1937 Coupe. This is the Business Coupe, cheapest body on the chassis with only a front banch seat, the rear being used for salesman's samples

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