Talk:Packard Cavalier
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[edit]removed photo request as there is one integrated now. --Chief tin cloud (talk) 07:47, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
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[edit]This article needs reworking. There was never a "Cavalier sub series"; this car was available only as a Touring (4dr) Sedan on the longer 127 in. wheelbase which it shared only with the plushier and more powerful Patrician 400. All other Packards had a 122 in. wheelbase.
When introduced in 1951, longer cars were considered "Seniors", all others "Juniors". "Seniors" had the center section of the grille filled with chrome "teeths", "Juniors" were plain. Packard realized soon that it was a marketing error to sell convertibles and 2dr hardtops in the lower line when everybode else had them in their priciest range; sometimes added by a second offering in the lower line. Packard couldn't do much about the short wheelbase, but they could go "upmarket" with these models. So, a few months after introduction they recieved "Senior" grilles, chrome trim on rear fenders reminiscent of the Patrician 400, and a taillight treatment that distinguished them from 200s and 200 Deluxes.
The Cavalier is exactly the same as was the 300 before: A less expensive, large sedan. For 1953, it got a similar but less elaborate side trim as the Patrician; Mayfair/Convertible were completely different. This changed for 1954 when Cavalier, Mayfair and Convertible had similar side trim. At that time, although, the ladder shared the 212 HP engine with the Patrician. The Cavalier did not, but had more power than the Clippers that had replaced the 200 meantime. And there was a Clipper Hardtop, too, the Super Panama.--Chief tin cloud (talk) 12:51, 5 May 2011 (UTC)