The Junior series Packaderms (110 6 cylinder, and the 120 8 cylinder) were technically more advanced than their Senior series in that the Jrs had fully independant front suspensions and column shifters among other things.

Replace the rear axle gear ratio with something a little higher and you could easily keep up with today's highway traffic, the suspension is THAT good.

All up till the 70's people would remark that when you bought a Rolls Royce you got a 30's Packard suspension and a 50's Packard V8 wrapped in a different body! LOL

Anthony
PS I've worked on and driven many Packards, and other than the Torsion Level cars, none in this writer's not so humble opionion rode or handled better than the pre-war Junior cars.