Packard Six
.
The Packard Six is the name of a series of six-cylinder automobiles that the Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit produced between 1925 and 1928. In 1937 the model was revived and continued to be built until 1939. In 1940 it was replaced by the Packard One-Ten . In the model year 1942, which was shortened due to the Second World War , another model Six was produced.
1925-1928
The Single Six model, released in 1924, was heavily revised in 1925 and renamed "Packard Six".
The car still had an in-line six-cylinder engine with side-mounted valves, but now with a displacement of 4729 cm³ (bore × stroke = 88.9 mm × 127 mm) and an output of 60 bhp (44 kW) at 3200 rpm. The engine power was passed on to a partially synchronized, manual three-speed gearbox and then to the rear wheels via a nine-plate oil bath clutch. The mechanical brakes worked on all four wheels. The central lubrication was new, as was the case with the Eight, which was released at the same time .
The chassis with the wheelbases of 3200 mm and 3378 mm were also adopted. Both chassis were available with a wide variety of closed and open superstructures for 4 - 7 passengers.
In 1927, as with the Eight sister model, the engine was thoroughly revised: It got aluminum pistons and a new cylinder head with better swirling of the combustion gases. The power increased considerably to 81 bhp (59.6 kW). At the same time, the car got a new two-plate clutch. In this version, the vehicles were continued to be built in the following year without major changes.
In 1929 the models with six-cylinder engines were discontinued completely. 107,443 copies of the Six had been made in 4 years.
1937-1939
It wasn't until 1937 that Packard released a model with a six-cylinder engine as an inexpensive alternative to the eight-cylinder One-Twenty .
The car still had an in-line six-cylinder engine with side-mounted valves, but now with 3884 cm³ displacement (bore × stroke = 87.3 mm × 107.9 mm) and an output of 100 bhp (74 kW) at 3,600 rpm. The engine emerged from that of the Packard 120 by omitting two cylinders. The engine power was passed on to a partially synchronized, manual three-speed gearbox (with stick shift) and then to the rear wheels via a single-disc dry clutch. The hydraulic brakes worked on all four wheels.
The only available chassis had a wheelbase of 2921 mm. It had to be equipped with a wide variety of closed and open bodies for 2 - 5 passengers, including a combi car body (Woody).
In the following year, the engine was drilled out and now had a displacement of 4,015 cm 3 (bore × stroke = 88.9 mm × 107.9 mm). The performance remained unchanged. Also new was the chassis with a wheelbase of 3,099 mm, which - as an alternative to the previously available composite bodies - was now also available with an all-steel body (2-door sedan and club coupé). The station wagon was omitted.
In 1939 the gear lever moved from the middle of the car to the steering column and an overdrive for the three-speed gearbox was available at an additional cost . All cars received reinforced rear suspension and there was again a station wagon.
In the 1940 model year, the Six was renamed the One-Ten without any major changes . In three years, 84,450 Six were made.
1942
The 1942 six-cylinder model was introduced in August 1941. It was no longer called One-Ten , but again Six. As early as February 1942, the production of civil vehicles in the USA was banned due to the shortage of raw materials caused by the Second World War .
The technical design corresponded to that of the One-Ten from the previous year. Most versions received the clipper styling on a shorter wheelbase of 3,048 mm (120 inches). Only the cabriolet and the taxi retained the previous year's design - with a minimal facelift . The convertible stayed with the wheelbase of the previous year (3,098 mm or 122 inches). After the convertible sedan was discontinued, it was the only open variant in this series. The taxi had a wheelbase of 3,378 mm (133 inches). The convertible was then discontinued without replacement, and a taxi with clipper styling appeared after the war.
Another 11,355 Packard Six were manufactured this past year. The technically largely identical successor was the Packard Clipper Six from 1946 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ packardinfo.com: Packard 1942
Web links
- packardinfo.com: Packard 1942 (accessed July 2, 2012)
literature
- Beverly Rae Kimes et al .: Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1805-1942. Krause Publications, Iola WI 1985, ISBN 0-87341-111-0 .