The first Packard station wagon appeared in the fledgling 'Six' model line in 1939 and the company sold 500 examples of the station wagon that first year. That popularity of the 'Woody' station wagon prompted them to enlist the services of the long-established Hercules Body Company of Evansville, Indiana, for its 1940 wagons in both the 110 and 120 lineups. (This example being Body# 298). The Hercules Company was a very established company by this point in history; their initial trade having been as carriage builders just after the turn of the century. The 1940 wood-bodied Packard's were made of ash frames with birch panels. (At an additional cost, Mahogany panels could be ordered). For 1940, Packard supplied 358 Hercules bodies for the combined 110 and 120 model lines. The '110' models, which had a 122-inch wheelbase with a six-cylinder engine, while the '120' models had a 127-inch wheelbase and an eight-cylinder engine. The body designs were identical with the extra length on the One-Twenty being utilized by the larger engine and the firewall. This 1940 Packard 110 example rests on a 122-inch wheelbase chassis (Chassis #13832178) and is powered by a 245 cubic-inch flathead six-cylinder engine (Engine# C-19230B). This car...