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Light-Eight Coupe
Year:
1932
Series:
9th
Model:
900 Light-Eight
Body Name:
Coupe
Body Style:
#558
Passengers:
2/4
Weight:
3,990 lbs.
MSRP:
$1,795
WB:
127.75"
Production:
6,750* vehicles of this Chassis Model produced
Starting V.N.:
558-1
Factory Engine:
320
Cyl:
8
Serial Start:
360009
End:
366794
Specfications:
110hp, L-Head, Inline, 9 Bearing, Solid Lifters
Carb:
Detroit 51
Voltage:
+6
Tire Size:
17 x 6.5
* Notes:
The specific production count for this Body Number is unknown. The above number represents the total production of this Chassis Model.
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The Light Eight was Packard's first attempt to truly offer a lower priced model. The car failed to do this, through no fault of its own, and was produced for less than a year. Its engine featured a block thermostat with no shutters and a warm-air heater for the carburetor intake. The chassis featured

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