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Super-Eight Touring Sedan
Year:
1939
Series:
17th
Model:
1705 Super-Eight
Body Name:
Touring Sedan
Body Style:
#1271
Passengers:
5/7
Weight:
4,425 lbs.
MSRP:
$2,156
WB:
148"
Production:
3,962* vehicles of this Chassis Model produced
Starting V.N.:
1271-2001
Factory Engine:
320
Cyl:
8
Serial Start:
B500051
End:
B506023
Specfications:
130hp, L-Head, Inline, 9 Bearing, Roller Cam Lifters
Carb:
Stromberg EE-23
Voltage:
+6
Tire Size:
16 x 7.00
* 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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Only six Super Eight body styles were available this year and custom cars were no longer available in the Super Eight format. Like the Junior Packards, the Super Eight had a column-mounted gearshift and offered overdrive, the


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