Re: V8's made for the 1937 models?

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/4/13 13:03:39

Interesting question to ponder. I've read somewhere that Jesse Vincent toyed with making the first production Packard Twin Six an overhead valve design but balked because of noisy valve operation and what he ultimately deemed unnecessary complications. Had that decision gone differently, one can enjoy speculating what else might have been different.

Packard seemed more willing to make different configurations for their marine, aircraft and racing engines than for cars, where in addition to in-line 4s, 6s, and 8s they also made V12, V16 and X24 engines, diesel and gasoline. You can find quite a bit of info on these in Robert Neal's Packards at Speed, a wonderful book.