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Motor Car Company
1950
23rd Series
Packard obtained serveral choice military contracts on the verge of war's outbreak in Korea. Model year sales peaked at 106,040 cars. Calendar year production was 72,138 units giving Packard the 16th industry rating. A new R-11 type overdrive was used on 23rd series cars and was said to provide three extra miles of driving on each gallon of gasoline. On March 2, 1950 Packard adopted 14mm spark plugs for its straight eight engines. This model year Packard would be nearly identical as the 1949 Golden Anniversy Packard's thus the series remaining the same. This would be the last year for what many have names the bath-tub series of Packard's. An all new Packard would arrrive for 1951.
1950 Packard Convertible Victoria
1950 Packard Custom Convertible
1950 Packard Custom Convertible
1950 Packard super deluxe convertible
1950 Packard Station Sedan
1950 Packard Station Sedan
1950 Packard Standard sedan
1950 Packard super deluxe club sedan
1950 Packard super club sedan
1950 Packard touring sedan
1950 Packard Super Deluxe Convertible
1950 Packard Super Deluxe Convertible
1950 Packard Super Deluxe Convertible
1950 Packard Super Deluxe Convertible
1950 Packard Super Deluxe Convertible
1950 Packard Super Deluxe Convertible
1950 Packard Super Deluxe Convertible
1950 Packard Factory Numbers
| Note 1: 40,359 Packard series 2300-5 (1950) Standard/Deluxe were built with no body style breakout available. |
| Note 2: 4,722 Packard series 2300-5 (1950) Super Eights were built with no body style breakout available, except convertible. |
| Packard Eight Series | |||||
| Series | Body/Style | Body Type | Factory | Shipping | Production |
| Number | Number | & Seating | Price | Weight | Total |
| Standard Line | |||||
| 2301-05 | 2392-5 | 4dr-Sed-6P | $2249.00 | 3815 | Note 1 |
| 2301-5 | 2395-5 | 2dr-Clb Sed-6P | $2224.00 | 3740 | Note 1 |
| 2301-5 | 2393-5 | 4dr-Sta Sed-6P | $3449.00 | 4075 | Note 1 |
| Deluxe Line | |||||
| 2301-5 | 2362-5 | 4dr-Sed-6P | $2383.00 | 3840 | Note 1 |
| 2301-5 | 2365-5 | 2dr-Clb Sed-6P | $2358.00 | 3770 | Note 1 |
| Super Series | |||||
| Standard line | |||||
| 2302-5 | 2382-5 | 4dr-Sed-6P | $2633.00 | 3870 | Note 2 |
| 2302-5 | 2385-5 | 2dr-Clb Sed-6P | $2608.00 | 3800 | Note 2 |
| Deluxe Line | |||||
| 2302-5 | 2372-5 | 4dr-Sed-6P | $2919.00 | 3925 | Note 2 |
| 2302-5 | 2375-5 | 2dr-Clb Sed-6P | $2894.00 | 3855 | Note 2 |
| Long Wheelbase | |||||
| 2322-5 | 2371-5 | 4dr-Sed-7P | $3950.00 | 4600 | 0 |
| 2322-5 | 2370-5 | 4dr-Limo-7P | $4100.00 | 4620 | 0 |
| Victoria Convertible | |||||
| 2332-5 | 2379-5 | 2dr-Conv-6P | $3350.00 | 4110 | 614 |
| Custom Eight Line | |||||
| 2306-5 | 2352-5 | 4dr-Sed-6P | $3975.00 | 4310 | 870 |
| 2333-5 | 2359-5 | 2dr-Conv-6P | $4520.00 | 4539 | 85 |
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