1951 Packard 200, Ultramatic, 4,700cc. Registration number Y...

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£6,000 - £7,000

1951 Packard 200, Ultramatic, 4,700cc. Registration number YVL 430. Chassis number 24635513. Engine number unknown.
Sold with the V5C and keys.
By mid-1950, Packard’s designs from 1948 looked decidedly dated, as GM and Ford had both introduced new designs in 1949. Designer John Reinhart’s $20 million redesign of the 24th Series Packard 200 was launched in 1950. It was wider and lower than the preceding models with a larger greenhouse, five-foot wide “horizon vision” windshield, and rode on a 122-inch wheelbase.
The 200 Junior models were divided into two lines. The Standard model had a single strip of chrome on the side and a straight bar “toothless” grille. It was offered as a two- and four-door sedan and a two-door business coupe. The Deluxe line had more chrome, with full-width hubcaps and cloth and vinyl interior, instead of the Standard 200’s plain cloth.
Both lines were powered by the 135 bhp 288 cid straight-eight engine with a three-speed manual gearbox, though overdrive was available as an option as was Packard’s Ultramatic automatic transmission, in which case the compression ratio was increased, and power went up to 138 bhp.
YVL was imported from the USA in 2015 and our vendor is the second UK owner, buying it in 2017. He has used it regularly, taking it to many vintage events and shows, he is now changing it for a 1930's Coupe. The radiator has been re-cored in his ownership
Sold with the V5C and keys.