i found this 1940 packard nenney service car and it took me years to buy it.any idea on production numbers for a sweet car like this?jim
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Letcherous Opportunist
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1961 Cadillac M+M Landau Endloader w/ X-Tend table
1989 Chevrolet (unknown) Suburban Landau Endloader
OWNED:
1961 Cadillac Superior Limo Style Endloader
1979 Cadillac Superior Landau Endloader
1980 Cadillac S&S Landau Endloader
1981 Cadillac S&S Landau Endloader
WANTED:
1961 Cadillac S&S Landau Endloader
1961 Cadillac Eureka Landau Endloader
1961 Cadillac Superior Landau Endloader
Henney built a total of 1200 professional cars this year. These include the Landaulet, Flower Car, Limousine coach, Ambulance and service car. Generally the service car was the least produced of all models, so you could surmise less than 200...
Very nice aquisition!
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Larry, I don't have my black book in front of me. Was Henney still exclusively building on the Packard chassis by 1940?
Either way, I strongly think service car production was a minute fraction of overall production - especially given the exclusivity of Packard.
edit: Henneybuilt on Packard exclusively from '38-'54. http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/h/henney/henney.htm
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Letcherous Opportunist
- Jun 2007
- 780
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OWN:
1961 Cadillac M+M Landau Endloader w/ X-Tend table
1989 Chevrolet (unknown) Suburban Landau Endloader
OWNED:
1961 Cadillac Superior Limo Style Endloader
1979 Cadillac Superior Landau Endloader
1980 Cadillac S&S Landau Endloader
1981 Cadillac S&S Landau Endloader
WANTED:
1961 Cadillac S&S Landau Endloader
1961 Cadillac Eureka Landau Endloader
1961 Cadillac Superior Landau Endloader
According to this Packard site it is on the cowl tag as an eight or nine didgit number with a hyphen in the middle XXXX-XXXX(X). Also, it is a LONG shot, but apparently the build sheet was put on top of the glove box insert...
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Originally posted by Psychoholic View PostStodd - you got pics of your first one?
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Thomas A. McPherson just released a new book called The Henney Motor Company a complete history. I got mine on Overstock.com for less than 50.00 it lists for 79.95.
This book is a must have for your car. There is a picture of it on page 153 with this caption:" Offering maximum versatility combined with the prestige of the Packard image, the model 4195 Service Car was mounted on the Packard 1901-A commercial chassis and had a retail price of 2,420.00 More discriminating morticians could opt for Henney's Model 14195 Service Car based on the Super Eight 1903-A commercial chassis. Although looking quite similar, this up-scale version sold for 2,835.00 " The picture is your car exactly as shown when new. Hope you find your data plate.
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