page_title: Packard Light Eight
section_title: Prices and options
hierarchical_section_title: Packard Light Eight / Prices and options
caption_attribution_description: Packard was a luxury car built in America from 1899-1958. Between 1924 and 1930, Packard was also the top-selling luxury brand. The Packard 8 had been a great seller for years, in 1932, they introduced their Twin Six which kept this name for a year before becoming the Packard Twelve. With custom designed coachwork by Dietrich Incorporated of Detroit, Michigan, this Packard is considered one of the most stylish automobiles of the Classic Era and is particularly noted for its rakish chrome framed windshield design. Engine; 135hp 385 cu in straight 8 Photographed at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
context_page_description: The Packard Light Eight was an automobile model produced by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan only during model year 1932. The Light Eight was planned as a new entry model. It competed in the upper middle-class with makes like LaSalle, the smaller Buicks and Chryslers, and the top-of-the offerings from Studebaker, Hudson, and Nash. The marketing objective was to add a new market segment for Packard during the depression.
  Packard did not use yearly model changes in these years. A new series appeared when management felt that there were enough running changes made. Therefore, the Light Eight was introduced during January 1932, together with the new V-12. Standard Eights and Super Eights followed in June 1932.
context_section_description: A Light Eight 4-door, 5-passenger Sedan was priced at USD $1,750, compared to $2,485 for a similar Standard Eight Sedan. The three other Light Eight body styles cost $1,795 each. Packard managed to sell 6,785 units of its new model. In comparison, 7,669 units of the Standard Eight were sold during the shorter model run, from 23 June 1932, until 5 January 1933. The automaker had lower profits from the Light Eight compared with the Standard Eight.
  Options for the Light Eight included Dual sided or rear-mounted spare wheels, sidemount cover(s), cigar lighter, a right-hand tail-light, luggage rack, full rear bumper, and fender park lights, the latter was priced at $65.00.
caption: 1932 Packard 904 Deluxe 8 Coupe
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