To of us youthful than Child Boomers, it might be exhausting to imagine that Cadillac was not America’s luxurious sweetheart — Packard was. Although Cadillac had been a robust luxurious model for many of its tenure, it was Packard that performed the position of America’s hottest luxurious model. After World Warfare II, Cadillac started to overhaul Packard, with our Choose of the Day, a 1958 Packard four-door sedan, demonstrating the magnificent marque’s ignominious finish. It’s listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a dealership in Hobart, Indiana. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

The origins of the 1958 Packard might be discovered within the 1953 Studebaker. Whereas the 2 manufacturers had but to merge on the time, the closely restyled Studebaker sedans from 1956 served as the idea for the 1957-58 Packard. These Studebaker sedans misplaced a lot of their “Loewy look,” however the trendy Loewy coupes advanced into the Hawk collection beginning in 1956, with the Packard Hawk becoming a member of the fray for ’58.

Although a curiosity as a badge-engineered Studebaker, the 1957 Packard wore its styling properly. For 1958, the interpretation wasn’t as profitable, with “twin headlights in a particular jet-type nacelle” on all sides being a serious change. Out again, “tasteful fins and superbly crafted taillight assemblies” was one other approach of describing the fin on prime of a finned taillight — fairly distinctive for the time. Hardtop coupes and wagons used a 116.5-inch wheelbase, however four-door sedans used a 120.5-inch wheelbase solely shared with Studebaker and Packard Hawks. They had been powered by Studebaker’s 225-horsepower 289 four-barrel V8. Flightomatic computerized transmission was commonplace, with overdrive an possibility.

This 1958 Packard four-door sedan is one in all 1,200 constructed earlier than the marque was discontinued. The Canyon Copper paint is complemented by two-tone brown bench seat inside with a tan stripe that “is pristine and appears wonderful,” says the vendor. “Stunning sprint pad has no rips or tears or solar bleaching. Two-texture and two-color door panels look nice,” he provides. “A barely rust/brown shade carpeting creates a pleasant contrasting look.” A novel chrome steel gauge cluster plate surrounds an entire set of gauges. Energy steering and entrance brakes make the drive rather more manageable for immediately’s situations.

Whereas a far cry from the Packard Caribbean from simply two years earlier, the 1958 Packard was a high quality demonstration of Studebaker’s creativity in powerful instances. And, being the final of the road, this 1958 Packard makes twice the influence. The double-edged sword of uniqueness is that components could also be troublesome to seek out, however keep in mind that it is a Studebaker beneath, which suggests you could have a number of sturdy golf equipment in a position to assist your driving and upkeep wants. In case your inclination is to seek out the un-Chevy, it doesn’t get a lot better than this collectible $30,000 Packard.

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