Packard Six

The Packard Six was the first top level luxury platform built by the company to introduce a six-cylinder engine, and was offered in three wheelbase options of , , and . This was the last Packard to use the term "model" in its designation. Officially, the car was first introduced as the Packard Six Series 1-48. The car was described with varying marketing terms such as the Packard Six, the Packard Dominant Six, the Packard 'Six-48', '1248', and the Packard '48'. The '48' designation was assigned to T-head engines, while the Series 1-38 or '38' designation was used for L-head engines that used a different valve configuration. The transmission offered three forward gears and was installed at the rear axle. The Six was replaced in 1916 with the Packard Twin Six and was the only platform manufactured in two wheelbases. Retail price of an Imperial Landaulet 7-passenger sedan was US$6,550 ($ in dollars ). The line consisted of: • 1912: 1-48 (3 wheelbase options) • 1913: 1-38 (3 wheelbase options) • 1913: 2-48 (3 wheelbase options) • 1914: 1-38 (1 wheelbase only) • 1914: 2-38 (1 wheelbase only) • 1914: 3-48 (2 wheelbase options) • 1914: 4-48 (1 wheelbase only) • 1915: 3-38 (1 wheelbase only) • 1915: 5-48 (1 wheelbase only) : 1912-1915 Six "48": T-head, 525 c.i. (8.6L), 62-74 bhp. N.A.C.C./RAC rating 48 HP. : 1913-1915 Six "38": side valve, 415 c.i. (6.8L), 60-65 bhp. N.A.C.C./RAC rating 38 HP. ==Second Generation (1921–1928)==

Beginning in 1921, the L-head engine was once again the only engine offered with a 116" wheelbase. It was officially identified as the Packard Single Six until it was joined with the Packard Single Eight in 1924. Once the eight cylinder engine was introduced, the Six was repositioned as a mid-level luxury car competing with the Buick Master Six and later the Chrysler Six, 126 in. wheelbase • series 333, 133 in. wheelbase • 4th Series (Six) • series 426, 126 in. wheelbase • series 433, 133 in. wheelbase • 5th Series (Six) • series 526, 126 in. wheelbase • series 533, 133 in. wheelbase The Six was discontinued after the 5th series, and there was no Packard six cylinder car until the 1937 115-C. As the complicated naming system was revised for 1929, 626 and 633 refer to the new 1929 Packard Standard Eight in a similar way. 5th series Eight was omitted. ==Third Generation (1937–1947)==

Packard reintroduced the six cylinder model as the Packard Fifteenth Series Six Model 115-C, a lower priced companion to the One-Twenty. File:Packard 115C (1937) (29365339186).jpg|1937 Packard Six Series 115-C File:1937 Packard Six Series 115C Station Wagon body by Baker-Raulang - 2015 Rockville Show 1of7.jpg|1937 Packard Six Series 115-C Station Wagon, body by Baker-Raulang File:1937 Packard Six Series 115C Station Wagon body by Baker-Raulang - 2015 Rockville Show 6of7.jpg|1937 Packard Six Series 115-C Station Wagon interior File:Packard 1700 Six 1282 Touring Sedan 1939.jpg|1939 Packard Six Series 1700 Model 1282 Touring Sedan File:1946 Packard Clipper Six Touring Sedan.jpg|1946 Packard Clipper Six (1682) ==References==