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The Packard-Bentley Mavis is a one-off racing car.It is powered by a 41.6 L (2,540 cu in) Packard 4M-2500 V-12, developing 1,500 bhp (1,100 kW) and (2,000 lb⋅ft (2,700 N⋅m)) of torque, sourced from an American World War II-era marine military PT boat.
Dave Koffel is an American gasser drag racer. [1]Koffel drove a dark blue 1949 Packard, dubbed Flintstone Flyer, in E/Gas. [2] He later drove a 1959 Studebaker, Flintstone Flyer Too, in F/G. [3]
The Packard 1A-2500 is an American V-12 liquid-cooled aircraft engine designed by Packard in 1924 as a successor to the World War I-era Liberty L-12. [1] Five aero variants were produced, of which the 3A-2500 was the most numerous.
The Packard V-1650 Merlin is a version of the Rolls-Royce Merlin aircraft engine, produced under license in the United States by the Packard Motor Car Company. [1] The engine was licensed to expand production of the Rolls-Royce Merlin for British use.
Even more rare is the experimental "R" type racing versions (1M-245 "R"), of which only 10 were produced with currently only one known survivor, a 1M-245 R six-cylinder engine powering today a 1936 Gar Wood Speedster. [65] Packard also developed two turbine aircraft engines for the US Air Force, the XJ41 and XJ49.
The Packard Automotive Plant was an automobile-manufacturing factory in Detroit, Michigan, where luxury cars were made by the Packard Motor Car Company and later by the Studebaker-Packard Corporation. Demolition began on building 21 on October 27, 2022, and a second round of demolition began on building 28 on January 24, 2023, which was wrapped ...
The Packard-Bentley is made up of a Bentley 8 Litre chassis and a 40.8-liter (2,490 cu in), V12 Packard engine taken from an American World War II torpedo boat. The engine gives the car 1,500 bhp (1,100 kW) at 2,400 rpm, while allowing it to achieve a top speed of approximately 160 mph (260 km/h) and a fuel efficiency of four imperial gallons ...
The Packard used being almost exactly like this one, but in blue. The car was a dark blue 1949 Packard, purchased for US$50 and built in Koffel's own garage. [3] The engine was swapped for a 4,790 cc (292.3 cu in) Chevrolet small-block V8 (from a 1961 Corvette bored 0.060 in (1.5 mm) over).