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1958 Hawk Popular

BigKev

1957-58

03/01/2009 20:46

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Pictures taken by Packard53 at the 2007 Warren, OH Packard Meet

1957 Packard station wagon, three-quarter left side view Popular

BigKev

1957-58

01/23/2010 16:10

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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1957 Packard station wagon, three-quarter left side view. Photo caption on back from Packard Public Relations Dept: The Packard Clipper station wagon, first such body type for Packard since 1950, will be introduced in dealer showrooms across the nation beginning Thursday, January 24, the 4-door model combines passenger car performance and luxury appointments, in keeping with Packard's fine car tradition, with a 65-cubic foot load carrying capacity, the station wagon will offer 15 percent better performance with a 275-horsepower V-8 engine equipped with a supercharger, advanced engineering features which are exclusive in the medium priced field for 1957 include the super charger and automatic transmission as standard equipment, and the twin traction differential as optional equipment, this differential, pioneered by Packard in 1956, automatically compensates for driving conditions on icy, muddy, or slippery roads by transferring the major engine driving power to the rear wheel having the best traction.

Item # EB01e656

Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.

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1958 Packard Hawk, three-quarter front view Popular

BigKev

1957-58

01/23/2010 16:10

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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1958 Packard three-quarter front view. Photo caption on back from Packard Public Relations Dept.: 1958 Packard Hawk, fifty-eighth series, model 58-L, 8-cylinder, 275-horsepower (289-cubic inch), 120-inch wheelbase, (2-door) 6-person hardtop (body type K-9), V-8 supercharged 289-cubic inch engine generating 275-horsepower with luxury leather interior.

Item # EB01e670

Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.

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1957 Packard Clipper sedan, three-quarter front view, female standing at driver's door Popular

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01/23/2010 16:10

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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1957 Packard Clipper sedan, three-quarter front view, female standing at driver's door. Photo caption on back from unidentified Packard source The 1957 Packard Clipper 4-door sedan 2-inches lower than last year's models and offering the best performance and handling characteristics in company history, will be demonstrated by Studebaker-Packard dealers across the country beginning Thursday, January 24, the new car, the first Packard Clipper to be made in South Bend, Indiana, following consolidation of all company automobile manufacturing there, will be powered by a 275-horsepower V-8 engine equipped with a supercharger, in addition to the supercharger, the Packard Clippers will be the only medium priced American cars to have automatic transmission as standard equipment and the twin traction power dividing axel as optional equipment, another exclusive engineering feature will be the new variable rate front springing which has the advantage of soft springing on smooth roads and stiffer springing on rough roads.

Item # EB01e654

Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.

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