During 1920, the Packard Motor Car Co.

announced a new line of relatively small and low-priced models.

These new Series 116 six-cylinder cars were sold alongside the company's massive and expensive twelve-cylinder Twin Six.

To avoid confusion, Packard referred to the newcomers as “Single Six” models.

Priced in Cadillac territory, the Buick-sized Packard 116s proved to be slow sellers.

The company quickly went back to the drawing board and, in mid-1922, replaced the 116 with two new Single Six lines—the 126 and 133 (as with the 116, the numerical designations for the new series reflected their wheelbase lengths in inches).

These larger and more stylish Single Six models offered a full measure of Packard performance, style and quality—all at a reasonable price.

As business conditions improved during 1922, so did Packard sales.

With Packard seeing a doubling of its sales between 1921 and 1922, the popular 126 (5-pass.) and 133 (7-pass.) Single Six lines were carried forward into 1...