Packard's Pacific hardtop had no folding roof at all — but its headliner was deliberately lined with chrome strips designed purely to make riders think they were in a convertible.
Lead trim: Pacific 359 cu in 4-bbl L-head straight-eight (212 hp)
Packard Pacific5431 · 1954–1954
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FactPackard's Pacific hardtop had no folding roof at all — but its headliner was deliberately lined with chrome strips designed purely to make riders think they were in a convertible.
The Packard Pacific was made for the 1954 model year only, replacing the Mayfair as a two-door hardtop and associated with the senior line and the Caribbean; the same body was a convertible (Model 5479, 683 built at US$3,939), with the name Pacific used only for the hardtop (US$3,827, 1,189 built). Both the Mayfair and Pacific shared the flat-head straight-eight of the senior Packards (the Pacific's 359 cubic inch) but used the 122 in wheelbase of the junior models; Ultramatic was standard. Leather upholstery, headliners with chrome strips suggesting a convertible top and two-tone paint (for example "Carnation" and "Amethyst") distinguished it. Production was hampered by the sale of body supplier Briggs; from 1955 the senior hardtop was renamed the Four Hundred.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific 359 cu in 4-bbl L-head straight-eight (212 hp) | 1954–1954 | 5.9 L Inline-8 | 212 hp | 330 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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