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Woodie Wagon
Coachwork: Briggs Manufacturing

When Packard introduced their newly designed models for the 1948 model year, they featured a design called 'Flow-through' fenders. This was the company's first new model in the postwar era, and they were called the Standard Eight.

Also in 1948, Packard introduced their wagon, called the Standard Eight Station Sedan. It predated Ford's similarly styled version by a full year. Packard's Station Sedan featured a folding rear seat, a rolled roof, and raked C and D-pillars. The styling had been courtesy of Al Prance.

The 'Woodie Wagons' were built atop a four-door, six-passenger sedan and sent to Briggs Manufacturing for completion. Briggs Manufacturing converted the sedan into a full station wagon and used ash and maple for the wood components. In 1948, the station wagons sold for $3,424. By 1950, that figure had increased to $3,449. Between those years, 1948 to 1950, there were a total of 3,900 woodies bodied by the Briggs Manufacturing Company.

This example is painted in its original Packard Ivory Color and features a completely restored wood work. It was given a frame-up cosmetic restoration.

This Model 3201 Woodie Wagon is powered by a 288 cubic-inch L-head eight-cylinder engine which produces 135 horsepower. There is a column shift manual gearbox and four-wheel drum brakes. The car rides on a wheelbase that measures 120 inches.

1950 Packard Eight
Year	1950
Make	Packard
Model	Eight
Body Style	Standard Sedan
Engine Location	Front
Drive Type	Rear Wheel
Coach Work	Briggs Manufacturing
Price	$2,250.00
Weight	3810 lbs \| 1728.2 kg
Combined MPG	0.00

Engine
Engine Configuration	I
	L-Head
Cylinders	8
	Solid valve lifters
Aspiration/Induction	Normal
Displacement	288.00 CU IN. \| 4720.3 cc. \| 4.7 L.
Valves	16 valves. 2 valves per cylinder.
Valvetrain	SV
Horsepower	135.00 HP (99.4 KW) @ 3600.00 RPM
HP to Weight Ratio	28.2 LB / HP (Vehicles with similar ratio)
HP / Liter	28.7 BHP / Liter
Compression Ratio	7.0:1
Main Bearings	5
Fuel Type	Gasoline - Petrol
Fuel Feed	Carburetor
	Carter Type WGD 2-barrel Model 728S or 728SA
Block	Cast-iron
	Vehicles with similar horsepower and weight

Standard Transmission
Transmission	Manual

Optional Transmission
Transmission	Automatic
	Ultramatic

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