Re: Straight 8 Engine

Posted by Guscha On 2012/5/1 11:24:57

Ken (kts68), once upon a time the biggest of all Kevins reached a crossroads. On the left he saw a sun-drenched way and he knew that this was nothing less than the safest way to gain money. Straight ahead his tired eyes regcognized an auspicious road and he knew that this was the road to recover from the Packard bacillus. And then he saw on the right-hand side the third way. A rocky path that ascended to one of those typically barren chalk hills. Where does this path go to? The truth broke in upon him and he paved the thorny way which leads today via expressway to the Packard engine overview.



8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1948 Packard left side view, on road with female driver, sign at front of car reads 'Detroit Via Expressway.' Photo caption on back from Packard News Service Performance car among Packard's new 1948 designs is the super eight club sedan shown here, powered by a new 145-horsepower straight eight engine, this model has the highest power-to-weight ratio of any car in the new Packard line, one of three all new Packard eights for 1948, the super eight series includes three body types on 120-inch wheelbase, and four body types on 141-inch wheel base, all are distinguished by their new 'free flow' styling, and many other unusual body and chassis features.

Item # EB01e327

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