Re: Packard 446/473 V12

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2015/2/4 13:48:43

Precursor to the 385 was the 1st and 2nd Series Single Eight, 3-3/8 x 5 for 358 CI, bored to 3-1/2 x 5 for the 3rd Series and remained so thru the 1936 Super Eight when the so-called "standard" Eight became renamed as the Super Eight. The Standard Eight started life in the 6th Series at 320 CI and remained so thru 1939. 3-1/2 x 5 was a common configuration, shared by the large Chrysler and Pierce-Arrow in-line 8s.

Without fiddling with decimals or rules of rounding, what you refer to as the 446 is commonly referenced as 445. And the 358 sometimes referenced as 357.