Once Packard's new straight-eight arrived in 1924, the once-flagship Six got bumped down market — repositioned to compete with the Buick Master Six and, later, the Chrysler Six.
Lead trim: Single Six series 116 (116 in wheelbase)
Packard Six1921–1928
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FactOnce Packard's new straight-eight arrived in 1924, the once-flagship Six got bumped down market — repositioned to compete with the Buick Master Six and, later, the Chrysler Six.
From 1921 the Packard Six used the L-head engine once again as its only engine, with a 116 in wheelbase; it was the Packard Single Six until it was joined by the Single Eight in 1924, when the Six was repositioned as a mid-level luxury car competing with the Buick Master Six and later the Chrysler Six (a 1921 5-passenger sedan listed at US$4,940). The identification scheme was updated: first digit the series, the second and third the wheelbase (233 is a 2nd-series Six with a 133 in wheelbase). Series 116 (1921–1922, 116 in) and 126 and 133 (1922–1923) were the 1st series; 226/233, 326/333, 426/433 and 526/533 followed as the 2nd to 5th series, and the Six was discontinued after the 5th series; there was no Packard six-cylinder car until the 1937 115-C. The page gives no engine size for this generation.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Six series 116 (116 in wheelbase) | 1921–1922 | — | 52 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Six 126 in wheelbase series | 1922–1928 | — | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Six 133 in wheelbase series | 1922–1928 | — | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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Packard's Six badge once meant top-tier luxury — by the 115-C it had been repositioned as an affordable family car, going up against the Oldsmobile L-Series and DeSoto's sixes.
Once Packard's new straight-eight arrived in 1924, the once-flagship Six got bumped down market — repositioned to compete with the Buick Master Six and, later, the Chrysler Six.
This Packard Six was the last Packard ever sold under the word "model" — after it, Packard switched to the series-based naming it used for the rest of its history.
Rivals
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This Packard Six was the last Packard ever sold under the word "model" — after it, Packard switched to the series-based naming it used for the rest of its history.