Packard Eight
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The Packard Eight is the name of a series of eight-cylinder automobiles that the Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit produced between the model years 1925 and 1927. In 1933 the model was revived and continued to be built until 1936. In 1937 it was replaced by the Packard One-Twenty , which was offered in parallel from 1935. In 1938, the same One-Twenty was renamed Eight again, but only for one year.
Model series
From 1912 to 1928, Packard used a numbering system that consisted of series (based on series, not model year) and wheelbase in inches. As a result, the first eight-cylinder, the Single Eight presented in 1924, was designated the model 136 and 143 (1st series; 136 and 143 inch wheelbase, respectively). Packard's top model was also an internationally very successful luxury vehicle.
1925-1927
The Single Eight model, released in 1924, was heavily revised in 1925 and renamed "Packard Eight".
The car also had an in-line eight-cylinder engine with side-mounted valves, 5,863 cm³ displacement (bore × stroke = 85.7 mm × 127 mm) and an output of 85 bhp (62.5 kW) at 3,000 min −1 . The engine power was passed on to the rear wheels via a multi-disc clutch and a three-speed gearbox. The mechanical brakes worked on all four wheels. The central chassis lubrication system Bijjur was new .
The chassis with wheelbases of 3,454 mm (model 236 ) and 3,632 mm (model 243 ) were also adopted. Both chassis were available with different closed and open bodies for three to seven passengers.
In 1927 the engine was thoroughly revised: It got aluminum pistons and a new cylinder head with better swirling of the combustion gases. The cylinder bore was enlarged to 88.9 mm, which gave the engine a displacement of 6,306 cm³. The power increased to 109 bhp (80 kW).
In 1928 the series was divided into the Custom Eight as the successor to the Eight and the Eight Model 443 ; the latter was a technically identical but somewhat more simply equipped version. The 4th series was only available with the longer wheelbase. From Eight emerged 1924-1927 12,398 copies.
1933-1936
In 1933 the Packard Standard Eight was renamed Packard Eight again.
The car still had an eight-cylinder in-line engine with side-mounted valves, but now with a displacement of 5,231 cm³ (bore × stroke = 81 mm × 127 mm), a Stromberg double carburetor with automatic starter and an output of 120 bhp (88.2 kW) at 3,200 min −1 . The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a single-disc dry clutch and a partially synchronized three-speed gearbox. The mechanical brakes worked on all four wheels.
The chassis now had wheelbases of 3239 mm and 3454 mm. Both chassis were available with different closed and open bodies for three to seven passengers.
In the following year there were new chassis with wheelbases of 3289 mm, 3460 mm and 3594 mm. A more powerful alternator was installed so that the radio offered as an option could be operated safely.
In 1935, the wheelbases changed again to 3,225 mm, 3,403 mm and 3,531 mm. The bodies with the radiator grille inclined backwards by 5 ° were sleeker than in the previous year and the engine output rose to 130 bhp (96 kW). The cars reached a top speed of 144 km / h.
The vehicles were equipped in this way until they were discontinued at the end of 1936. 16,854 pieces were made in 4 years.
1938
The eight-cylinder “Spar” model Packard One-Twenty , released in 1935, was simply renamed “Eight” after the big Packard Eight was lost.
The car still had an in-line eight-cylinder engine with side-mounted valves, a displacement of 4,621 cm³ (bore × stroke = 82.5 mm × 114.3 mm) and an output of 120 bhp (88 kW) at 3,800 min −1 . The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a single-disc dry clutch and a partially synchronized three-speed gearbox with center shift. The hydraulic brakes worked on all four wheels.
Chassis with a 3,226 mm or 3,759 mm wheelbase and bodies for two to seven passengers were available.
That year 22,624 Packard Eight were manufactured. In the following year the cars were renamed Packard One-Twenty again and the name "Packard Eight" disappeared for good.
Web links
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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 .