WCraigH Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 The show Carography on FINE channel the other night was about "Woodies". Beside the typical Fords and Chryslers, etc., they showed in passing what appeared to be a 1941 180 Packard Woodie and had about a 1 minute segment on a beautiful, freshly restored (A/O 2002) 1948 Packard "Woodie" owned by Tom Harris. He described it as a "sedan wagon". Wow, what a beautiful car!Anybody know year and number production on Packard "Woodies"? If one could find a "barn" example, it would certainly be worth restoring, given how hot woodies are today in the marketplace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JT Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 I wonder when the term "station sedan" started being used in place of station wagon? Packard info that I've seen from 1940 seems to only use station wagon in their description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packard8 Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I wonder when the term "station sedan" started being used in place of station wagon? Packard info that I've seen from 1940 seems to only use station wagon in their description. </div></div>I?ve often wondered the same. There was at least one 1954 "Patrician Station Sedan? built on a Henney senior chassis (you can see the photo at the packardclub.org library>showroom>1954). I suspect it was a decision of the Marketing Dept, as ?wagon? has more of a rural/pedestrian connotation than ?sedan?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JT Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I suspect it was a decision of the Marketing Dept, as ?wagon? has more of a rural/pedestrian connotation than ?sedan?. </div></div> You're right, same as it is today, the rugged urban suv driver would never like to hear they're really driving a station wagon. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Check it out here http://www.vmrintl.com/ for pricing. A 1948 in #2 condition is $29,000 and I've never see one priced that low- more like $35-40K. Woodies of any kind should be grabbed up like convertibles if found unrestored for a realist price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packard8 Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Yep, you?d be hard pressed to buy any Woody in true #2 condition for that price from what I?ve seen recently. I think it shows that ?price guides? are just that?guides. Their pricing often lags a year or more behind what?s currently ?hot? and what?s not. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Craig: Thanks for posting of the Station Sedan. Seeing those pictures brings back memories of helping Brad getting his 48 Station Sedan out of storage after a 20 year nap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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