The Packard Station Sedan was a pseudo

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station wagon model produced by the

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between 1948 and 1950, using the

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platform. By offering the Station Sedan Packard could market a vehicle with station wagon attributes, but without the investment cost associated with a complete station wagon development program. The Station Sedan used a combination of steel framing and body parts along with structural wood panels made from northern birch to create a " woody" station wagon-like car due to the growing popularity of them after World War II. Unlike other woody wagons of the day, which used wooden passenger compartments mounted to chassis of a particular car, the Station Sedan used a steel subframe and steel passenger doors onto which hard wood panels were mounted. The only wooden door on the vehicle was the rear gate assembly. Unlike competitor station wagons from Buick, Chrysler and Mercury, the Packard's length was not long enough to accommodate optional third row seating. Neither a sedan, nor true station wagon, the Station Sedan enjoyed limited success, with a listed retail price of US$3,459 ($ in dollars ) for its final year of 1950, and was discontinued when the 1951 Packard models were introduced. File:Packard Station Sedan at 2015 Macungie show 1of5.jpg, 1949 Packard Station Sedan File:Packard Station Sedan at 2015 Macungie show 4of5.jpg, 1949 Packard Station Sedan cargo area File:1950 Packard 4-door Station Sedan (wagon) at 2021 Macungie meet 4of5.jpg, 1950 Packard Station Sedan with tailgate open File:1950 Packard 4-door Station Sedan (wagon) at 2021 Macungie meet 2of5.jpg, 1950 Packard Station Sedan rear profile

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