This Packard 90 is one of twelve airport limousines that were manufactured in the early 1940s and modified to hold 12 passengers. The overall length of the car is 22-ft and the wheelbase is 18-ft. The engine is a 356-cid inline eight-cylinder engine.

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Montagneincorner0@reddit

All of that only to be a mere 3 feet longer than a 70's DeVille

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The_DDK7070@reddit

Not as long as the 70s Lincoln Continental Mk V, which was over 19 feet long

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Drzhivago138@reddit

The brochure shows the length at 296". The longest Fleetwood 75 was about 250".

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LASERDICKMCCOOL@reddit

That's barely longer than a modern day suburban lol

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Drzhivago138@reddit

From the brochure, it's 296" long while the newest Suburban is 226". Almost a 6' difference.

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I get that it’s more economical these days to just use a bus body on a standard truck chassis, but these weirdo bespoke ones are so much cooler. In addition to this one, I’ve seen them built from Checker Marathons and even Vista Cruisers.

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nostradumbass7544678@reddit

They had Chevy Suburban versions of these when I lived in CT in the 80's, running to all the NY/NJ airports. They looked hilarious full of people and luggage, like something from a cartoon.

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SlyClydesdale@reddit

No such thing as a Packard 90.

In this era, Packard made a 110, 120, Clipper, 160, and 180.

Not a 90.

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Capri280@reddit

I was wondering bout the name. The 110 was a six too, so it's strange that a hypothetical "90" has the I8. That said, The RM Sotheby auction listing calss it as such (I wouldn't be completely surprised if it was an incorrect, auctions do get things wrong relatively often)

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/af15/lots/r0283-1941-packard-90-eightdoor-opentop-bus/

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SlyClydesdale@reddit

The 356 only came in the 160 and 180 in 1941, so it’s one of those.

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Capri280@reddit

I decided to spend more time than is healthy on this. Running gear is from the 160, the henney packard airport limo brochure (pdf) is thankfully available on the internet.

https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/archive/content.php?catID=5&cat_pid=53&ContentID=780

I can only assume that "90" is a bastardisation of model 4190 which was assigned to the 1941 henney packard ambulance/hearse. Dunno if it applies to the much longer airport car, though.

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