Packard Mayfair
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1953 Packard Mayfair 2-door hardtop
The name Mayfair[1] was applied to the early mid-level hardtop coupes built by the Packard Motor Corporation on the 1951-53 Junior body in an attempt to compete in this body style with Cadillac, Buick, and Imperial from Chrysler, whose hardtop sales were booming.
Mayfair hardtops were built in the 1951 through 1953 model years. The Mayfairs were succeeded in 1954 by the Pacific, which achieved Senior status with the inclusion of the 359 c.i. engine and full Senior trim.[2]
Starting in 1955, Packard renamed its senior hardtop the Four Hundred.
References[]
- ^ Auto Editors of Consumer Guide: 50 Years of American Automobiles, p. 313 (New York: Beekman House, 1989. ISBN 0-517-68640-6)
- ^ Langworth, Richard M.: Illustrated Packard Buyer's Guide: All Packard Cars and Commercial Vehicles, 1899 to 1958, pp. 109-113 (Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1991. ISBN 0-87938-427-1)
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- Cars introduced in 1951
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