Re: Since Packard had a V-12 in the 30's....

Posted by JWL On 2009/7/22 16:21:52

Rusty, great historical perspective on engine designs. Thanks for taking the time to write it and share it with us. Maybe I didn't read it correctly, but I have just one comment on your post. I believe Packard's straight eights used a separate cast iron block and aluminum crankcase design until the "modern" monoblock straight eight was introduced in the 1935 One Twenty. Even then, the Senior 8s continued with the separate block and crankcase through the 1939 model year.