Re: Packard V8 supercharged engine

Posted by HH56 On 2014/3/7 12:38:54

Would be really interesting to know from which model Packard it was removed -- guy says 4 door so maybe a "racing" Clipper.

Even more interesting to know who did the conversion. An owner maybe but I can just see some enterprising S-P dealer with nothing "fast" to offer a customer except a Studebaker -- or maybe had some leftover Packards and decided to move them any way he could. Since someone made a kit for the 56J, it wouldn't have taken much for a Packard dealer to have something "unique". Don't recall hearing of any others so wonder about the overall success rate.

Another good question might be what trans was behind it. Could you imagine the interesting and probably short lived results if they placed it in front of an early TU and someone actually tried to hot rod it a few times. Even in the lighter 56J with the TU fixes it seems problematic. Which gave out first -- the bottom end or the TU.