Re: Various CL Pickings

Posted by Craig the Clipper Man On 2016/8/11 16:12:44

Sorry folks, but I just can't help myself!

That 1948 "Super" 8 is too weird to be true. I have seen the specs for the '48 Super and I am willing to bet the pink slip of my Clipper that Packard did not offer an "inline V-8"! How do you get a straight line from a "V" configuration?

I could be wrong about this, but I believe that a car company named Chevrolet introduced the 454 cid engine in 1970 for its Corvettes. Looking it up online (not inline!) I see that the Super 8 came with a 327 cid straight 8 with one Carter 2-barrel carburetor. This seller mentions that the carbs (plural) need to be rebuilt.

I think there may be something squirrelly about this car ...