Packard 200

Packard 200/250
1951 Packard 200 Deluxe 4-door Sedan
Overview
Manufacturer	Packard
Model years	1951–1952
Assembly	Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Designer	John Reinhart[1]
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size luxury car
Body style	200: 2-door coupé 4-door sedan 250: 2-door hardtop ("Mayfair") 2-door convertible
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Related	Packard 300 Packard Patrician 400
Powertrain
Engine	288 cu in (4.7 L) I8 (200 series) 327 cu in (5.4 L) I8 (250 series)
Transmission	3-speed manual 3-speed manual with overdrive 2-speed Ultramatic automatic[2]
Dimensions
Wheelbase	122 in (3,098.8 mm)[3]
Length	209.4 in (5,318.8 mm) (200 series) 217.8 in (5,532.1 mm) (250 series)
Width	77.9 in (1,978.7 mm)
Height	62.7 in (1,592.6 mm) (200 series) 62 in (1,574.8 mm) (250 series)
Curb weight	3,550–4,040 lb (1,610–1,830 kg)[4]
Chronology
Predecessor	Packard Eight (1950)
Successor	Packard Clipper (coupé/sedan) Packard Mayfair (1952 hardtop) Packard Pacific (1953 hardtop)

The Packard 200 was an automobile model produced by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan during model years 1951 and 1952. Models in the 200 designation represented the least expensive Packard model range, on the firm's shortest wheelbase, and least powerful 288 cu in (4.7 L) 8-cylinder in-line engine. It replaced the Packard One-Twenty and the Packard One-Ten, and was renamed the Packard Clipper for the 1953 model year.

Concurrently, the company also produced the Packard 250, which shared the same basic body and wheelbase as the 200, but was equipped with Packard's larger 327 cu in (5.4 L) 8-cylinder in-line engine and stylized with more upscale exterior detailing. The 250 model line consisted of the convertible and the Mayfair hardtop.