The Second Packard "Twin Six"

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2008/9/13 21:36:04

Hello Everybody,

First-time thread on this board. Some of you may remember me from the Packard forum on AACA. I have been reading PackardInfo with a lot of enjoyment for some time. The amount of original information is incredible.

A question came a while back about Packard's venture into a new V12 around 1932. I say "around" because I believe the intro date was April of '32. The question was, did this engine have a "wedge" head design, and did it incorporate a forced induction system, like passive "ram" air?

I have found some mention of what would now be called a "cold-air intake" system and pre-heated fuel on the "Light Eight" engine to take advantage of some free HP, but nothing on the newer V12 design, which seems to have been introduced with less fanfare, yet was much more advanced than the older, more famous "Twin Six."

Also, I understand that the original Twin Six was produced from (approximately) 1914 to 1923, leaving Packard without a V12 for almost 10 years?