Packard

The Packard Clipper was introduced in April 1941, as a mid-model year entry. It was available only as a four-door sedan. The Clipper's market timing could not have been worse. After only 16,600 of the 1941 models were made and a few thousand 1942s, Detroit stopped building civilian automobiles to concentrate on defense production. By the time cars began rolling off the lines again in late 1945, the still sleek Clipper's impact had been diminished by four years of war. 

For model year 1948, the Clipper nameplate was dropped, only to return in 1953 for the company's entry-level models, previously known as the Packard 200. For 1954, the Clipper was given its own unique rear fender trim and taillights to differentiate it from traditional Packards. The cars were also available with a distinctive two-tone paint pattern. In 1955, Packard became a marque in the newly formed Studebaker-Packard Corporation and for the 1956 model year, the Clipper became a stand-alone make. Following the closure of Packard's Detroit, Michigan factory in 1956, the Clipper marque was discontinued, although the Clipper name was applied to 1957 Packards that were built at Studebaker's South Bend, Indiana, factory.