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For 1936 Packard increased the displacement on the L-head eight, increasing its output to 120 bhp (89 kW), making the car capable of reaching a top speed of 85 mph (137 km/h). The One-Twenty added a convertible four-door-sedan model which was the most expensive model in the range priced at $1,395 ($31,002 in 2023 dollars [ 5 ] ).
Sales more than tripled that year and doubled again in 1936. To produce the 120, Packard built a separate factory. By 1936, Packard's labor force was divided nearly evenly between the high-priced "Senior" lines (Twelve, Super Eight, and Eight) and the medium-priced "Junior" models, although more than 10 times more Juniors were produced than ...
The Packard Eight was a luxury automobile produced by Packard between 1924 and 1936, [2] and was an all new platform that took the top market position from the earlier Packard Twin Six which was first introduced in 1916. [3] When it was introduced, it was designated as the senior Packard.
Only four Sport Coupes were built. This was the last car to be "Custom Made by Packard." [6] The Model codes were 1106 (short), 1107 (middle), and 1108 (long). 960 Packard Twelves were built in 1934. This was also the first year that a radio was a factory option. 1936 Packard Fourteenth Series Twelve Boattail Speedster
The Packard Super Eight was the larger of the two eight-cylinder luxury automobiles produced by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan. It shared frames and some body types with the top model Packard Twelve. The 1933-1936 Packard Super Eight was a big classic. In 1937, it was reduced to a smaller and lighter design. [4]
1931–1936 Stout Scarab [4] 1933 Packard 1106 Twelve Aero Sport Coupe [5] 1934–1937 Pierce-Arrow [6] 1934–1937 Chrysler Airflow; 1936–1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic; 1938–1952 Plymouth sedans [7] 1938–2003 Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle) [8] 1941–1948 Pontiac Torpedo Custom [9] 1941–1949 Cadillac Series 61 and Series 62 Club Coupe ...
Packard built the partition in its Limousines in a way that there was no hint of it when the partition glass was lowered, allowing the owner to use the car by himself as a sedan (thus the designation "Sedan Limousine" by Packard). 1940 Packard Custom Super Eight One-Eighty Formal Sedan (Series 1807) In 1940, Packard made air conditioning an ...
Unlike most other car makers at the time, Buick had been using a valve-in-head/OHV overhead valve reverse-flow cylinder head design or I-head since their inception and continued this practice in their straight-eight designs.