Packard 160
The Packard 160 (pronounced: One-Sixty ) was introduced in 1940 by the Packard Motor Car Company as the successor to the Super Eight model.
The type 160, like its more luxurious counterpart 180, had an eight-cylinder in-line engine with 5,833 cm³ displacement, which developed 160 bhp (118 kW). It was marketed as the most powerful eight-cylinder in America in 1940. The 5.7 liter Cadillac V8 developed just 150 bhp (110 kW). The engine power was passed on to the rear wheels via a single-disc dry clutch and a manual three-speed gearbox with steering wheel shift.
All Packard series ( 110 , 120 , 160 and 180 ) had the same body design. The 160 had a simpler equipment than the 180 and had a goddess instead of the pelican as a hood ornament. In 1941 and 1942, minor changes were made to the design.
The last 160 models left the assembly line in February 1942, as the Second World War then prevented further civilian car production in the USA. 11,767 copies were made in three years.
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- Beverly R. Kimes (Ed.), Henry A. Clark: The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 .