Once that was worked out, Packard dropped the twelve-cylinder idea until those engines came back in vogue with the 1930 Cadillac and 1931 Marmon V-16 engines, plus the 1931 Pierce-Arrow V-12.

The likes of Auburn, Marmon, Pierce-Arrow, Duesenberg and Cadillac all ... One name that did make it through was Packard. Though it eventually entered the medium-priced market later in the decade ...