1940 Packard Business Coupe 110

THIS 1940 PACKARD BUSINESS COUPE 110 IS LOCATED IN: LANSING, MI 48917

The Packard One-Ten (also One Ten and 110) was a range of six-cylinder automobiles produced by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan during the 1940 and 1941 model years. The One-Ten designation replaced the Packard Six.

Packard reintroduced a line of six-cylinder cars in 1937 after a ten-year absence as a response to the economic depression and ongoing recovery cycle in the United States. As an independent automaker, Packard could not look to other internal divisions to support its luxury models, so the inclusion of the Six, and the later 110, was necessary to aid in supporting the firm's bottom line until better times returned.

Critics of the Packard Six and One-Ten have long maintained they hurt Packard's reputation of being America's premier luxury marque. Still, the reintroduction of the Six could not have come at a better time for the automaker, just prior to the nation's 1938 economic depression. By offering the less expensive model, the company was able to attract buyers who would otherwise be unable to purchase more expensive cars.

Built on a shorter wheelbase than the senior Packards, the One-Ten was introduced in August 1939. The One-Ten was available in a broad range of Body styles, including both two and four-door sedans, station wagon and convertible. Total output for the 1940 model year was 62,300 units.

• CLEAN TITLE
• THIS PACKARD BUSINESS COUPE HAS 76,329 MILES
• VERY ORIGINAL COUPE
• 6 CYL. ENGINE
• MANUAL TRANSMISSION
• MAINLY USED FOR CAR SHOWS
• WELL MAINTAINED, GARAGE KEPT
• RUNS AND DRIVES