Packard Speedster

The Packard Speedster is the name of a series of eight-cylinder automobiles that the Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit produced in the 1929 and 1930 model years.

The Speedster was a combination of a short chassis and the most powerful Packard engine of its time, which was also tuned. This car was Packard's answer to the Cadillac V-16 .

The engine was an in-line eight-cylinder with side-mounted valves, 6306 cm³ displacement (bore × stroke = 88.9 mm × 127 mm) and an output of 130 bhp (95.6 kW) at 3200 / min. The engine power was passed on to a partially synchronized, manual three-speed gearbox and then to the rear wheels via a two-disc clutch. The mechanical brakes worked on all four wheels.

There was only one chassis with a 3213 mm wheelbase, which could be set up as a roadster, Phaeton or sedan (all with 4 seats).

In the following year, the chassis was lengthened and, at 3416 mm, corresponded to the longer version of the Standard Eight . The engine was a bit tamer with unchanged dimensions with 125 bhp (92 kW). In addition to the body shapes mentioned above, there was now a 4-seater Victoria and a 2-seater Speedster runabout. Despite the longer chassis and the slightly weaker engine, the car was still good for over 100 miles / hour (160 km / h).

After 70 pieces in 1929 and 113 pieces in model year 1930, this model was discontinued without replacement.

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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 .