Packard Super Eight

The Packard Super Eight was the largest eight-cylinder car, the Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit manufactured.

Introduction

The first model of this name appeared in 1934 as part of the 11 series and had a series of eight-cylinder engine with overhead valves laterally. He had 6,267 cc and developed 145 bhp ( 106.6 kW) at 3.200/min. The engine power was routed through a single dry and a manual three-speed transmission with floor shift to the rear wheels. The car had four wheel mechanical brakes. There were three chassis with wheelbases - 3,426 mm, 3,604 mm and 3,731 mm - available with various structures for 2 - 7 passengers were provided.

Year by year

In 1935, the engine power to 150 bhp (110 kW) has been raised. The wheelbase of the 12 series now amounted to 3,353 mm, 3,530 mm and 3,658 mm. The 14th series in 1936 corresponded almost entirely to the 12 series.

1937 came out the 15 series with the smaller engine of the model Eight, the model with rose in the Super Eight. The engine had 5,212 cm ³ and made 135 bhp (99 kW) at 3.200/min. For safety reasons the rear-hinged front doors with such a stop had to give way forward.

1938 were introduced with the 16 series is slightly klobigere fender; technically the models remained unchanged, but the engine power dropped to 130 hp ( 96 kW). Also in 1939 almost no technical changes have been made to the now 17 series; However, the large number of structures was reduced to only six and column shifter was available.

After setting the Packard Twelve of the 17 series in 1940, the name was on the two largest models by Packard, the 160 and the 180 passed. After the Second World War from the model 180 of the Packard Custom Eight and from the little cheaper sister model 160 simply the Packard Super Eight.

The entire range of models by Packard in 1951 got new names ( 24 series); so was out of the Super Eight Packard 300, the last representative in the long line of Packard Super Eight.