Packard Executive
| Packard Executive | |
|---|---|
1956 Packard Executive | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Packard |
| Production | 1956 |
| Designer | Dick Teague |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | Sedan |
| Layout | FR |
| Related | Packard Patrician Packard Caribbean |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Packard V-8 352 cu in (5.77 L) |
| Transmission | Twin-Ultramatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 122 in (3,099 mm) |
| Length | 214.8 in (5,456 mm) |
| Width | 78 in (1,981 mm) |
| Height | 62.8 in (1,595 mm) |
| Curb weight | 4,185 lb (1,898 kg) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Packard Cavalier |
The Packard Executive was an automobile produced by the Packard-Clipper Division of the Studebaker-Packard Corporation in 1956. It was built to fill a perceived price gap between other Packard models.
The cars extremely short production year was caused by the closure of the Detroit factory, where it was built, in June 1956.