Packard Executive
Packard Executive Hardtop Model 5677 (1956)
The Packard Executive was the last designed and built in Detroit car model of the Packard -Clipper Division was the U.S. carmaker Studebaker -Packard introduced in 1956. Vehicles introduced in April 1956 should be above the Clipper cars that were not sold under the brand Packard was founded and represent the largest series.
Due to the limited financial capacity of Executive arose from the combination of chassis and tail lights of the Clipper with the front view of the great Packard models. Although the result is called Packard, it does not belong to the great series. The wheelbase of the vehicle is 3099 mm (122 inches) and its V8 engine has a displacement of 5,768 cc and developed 202 kW ( 275 bhp ).
From the outside, the Executive also differs by its two-tone paint from the Clipper. There are two straight parallel strips along the entire chromium side of the vehicle, the upper the of the corresponding clipper. The area between two strips and roof are painted in an alternative color. Rear view including rear lights and interior correspond to the emblems of the Clipper. Clipper and Packard have the same layout of the dashboard, but differ in details - View and switch from Clipper, terms of the instrument panel and emblems from Packard.
The Executive has its own series designation, 5670. It was available as a two-door hardtop coupe (No. 5677 ) and four-door Touring Sedan (No. 5672 ). This made sense only because of the introduction of separate brand Clipper. Thus, the executive became the entry-level model for Packard, thought - according Packard advertising - for the "young man on his way to the top ". Of course, the purpose of this model was mainly to offer on the introduction of the brand Clipper disgruntled traders an alternative Packard. Packard's dwindling market share and the poor financial state of the company made the executive, however, less attractive.
For a member of management has been an Executive hardtop, painted in Jamaican Yellow / Corsican Black, with the 6138 cc ( 374 ci) V8 in the Caribbean (Rochester 4x2 Carburetor, 314 SAE hp, 231 kW ) and manual three-speed transmission delivered. That should have been the fastest Packard this vintage.
The Executive was the only model that Packard introduced during the current model year. Only 2815 units were built in the so- shortened model year, which actually lasted only three months. 1031 of these were hardtop coupes. As the Executive appeared, the Clipper Custom (No. 5660 ) is set.
Closed as Studebaker -Packard, the Packard plant in Detroit in the summer of 1956, the company introduced an all Packard models. When production in the fall of 1956 in South Bend began to pick up for model year 1957, the President of the Studebaker Packard Clipper derived was called.
- 3.1 Literature about Packard; Heavyweight postwar period (1946-1958)
- 3.2 factory documents
- 3.3 Contemporary press reports
- 3.4 Retrospective Posts
- 3.5 Additional literature
Specifications
- 5677 hardtop, two-door; U.S. $ 3560
- 5672 Touring Sedan, four-door: U.S. $ 3,465
Motor
29.37 tax -PS ( CH ), 8 cylinders in V (90 °), Bore x stroke 101.6 x 88.9 mm ( 6.200 x 5.425 in ), 5773 cc (352 ci), compression 9.5: 1, overhead valves with valve stem & rocker arm ( oHV ), a central camshaft ( chain), oil filter bypass, oil content 4.7 liter, 1 quadruple downdraft carburetor Rochester 4GC, dual exhaust system, mechanical fuel pump, oil bath air filter, spark plugs Champion H 10, the electrical system auto- Lite 12V (negative), Dynamo 430 W battery 60 Ah, water cooling ( pump, thermostat, closed cycle), capacity 25 liters cooler
Transmission
Manual three-speed manual transmission with gear lever dashboard; Optional Warner overdrive to 3rd gear
Packard Twin Ultramatic (optional): Hydraulic torque converter and 2- speed planetary gearbox, additional friction clutch for direct drive, push- button selector (optional, U.S. $ 52) with positions NLHPRD. Reduction 2.41: 1
Chassis with Torsion Level Ride
Torsion Level Ride was technically an option, but there are no Executive with conventional suspension known. Packard introduced during the model year, a fitting of such suspensions.
Box frame with a cross beam, front independent suspension with trapezoidal wishbones, rear rigid axle with trailing arms, connecting the front and rear suspension elements by Längstorsionsstäbe, additional adjustable torsion suspension on rear axle with electric -motor control, front and rear sway bar, front and rear hydr. Telescopic shock absorbers, torsion bar action area 7.925 m (26 ft. ); Tyre 7.60-15
Steering
Standard with Gemmer worm and roller, optional Monroe or Car -Lite Power Steering
Brakes
Hydraulic foot brake; optional Bendix TreadleVac vacuum brake assist. Total braking surface 1237 cm ²; mechanical hand brake on rear wheels
Rear axle
- Standard 3.90:1
- USA, Performance 3.07:1
- USA, optional, Economy 2.87:1
- Twin Ultramatic 3.23:1
- Overdrive 3.90:1
Dimensions
- Fuel tank capacity: 76 liters (20 gallons)
Basic equipment
352 ci V8, Twin Ultramatic ($ 199 in all Clipper ), Torsion Level Ride ( until May 1 optional $ 150), " Easamatic " power brakes, adjustable anti-dazzle interior mirror, padded dashboard, speedometer with odometer, electric clock, Convenience Group ( 2 reversing lights, trunk lights with Ausziehkabel, disc shower TRICO " Mag- Nu -Matic " ), air filters (oil bath), oil filter, dual exhaust system, deluxe hood ornament " Cormorant ", full wheel covers chrome rear fender ( fender skirts ), brake light (only in connection with "Push button Selector ", in the case of the selector lever quadrant on the steering column ), 4 ashtrays (2 each front and rear), lockable, illuminated glove compartment.
Special equipment
- Power steering, U.S. $ 115
- Twin Traction limited slip differential
- Push Button Selector (Electronic Operation of the control at your fingertips; console to the steering column ), U.S. $ 52
- Central locking ( 4dr Sedan, only with power windows option)
- Power windows, U.S. $ 70
- El 4-bin seat adjustment U.S. $ 70
- Solex tinted glass
- Solex tinted glass; Windscreen with history, U.S. $ 46.20
- Radio with manual antenna, U.S. $ 103
- Radio with electric antenna
- Wonderbar radio with automatic station search and electric antenna
- Additional speakers in rear shelf
- Wonderbar radio with automatic station search, auxiliary speaker and two electric antennae on rear fender, U.S. $ 135
- Heater / defroster
- Air conditioning with heater / defroster, $ 647
- Blower for rear window
- Additional heating under front seat (with air conditioning ), U.S. $ 46
- Lighted Make Up Mirror
- Cup holders
- Chrome-plated cylinder head covers
- Two-tone paint
The Push Button Selector and the Wonderbar radio with automatic station search were built by AC Delco for Packard. The latter was later used by other manufacturers.
Special equipment, installation by dealer
According to Packard Accessory booklet supplied and installed the authorized workshop also extraordinary and sometimes very modern acting Accessories:
- White wall tires, $ 33 in exchange for original tires
- Fog lamps
- Speichenradkappen
- Searchlight with mirrors, U.S. $ 28.50
- Lustre Seal Paint Sealant
- Traffic light viewfinder; optical device for detecting high- hanging traffic lights
- License plate frame, chrome
- Door edge guard, chrome
- Gutters chrome steel (only Touring Sedan)
- Curb feelers ( curb probe)
- Pet Slipcovers for clipping on
- Air mattress
- Cover for radio opening
Market position
Upper middle class; Competition model Oldsmobile 98, Buick Century / Roadmaster and Chrysler New Yorker.