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Packard Eight
1930 De Luxe Eight Roadster
Overview
ManufacturerPackard
Production1930-?
Body and chassis
ClassLuxury car
Body style2-door roadster
2-door coupé

2-door convertible Victoria4-door sedan
4-door phaeton
4-door dual-cowl phaeton & Sport Phaeton
town car
landau
LayoutFront engine, rear drive
RelatedLight Eight

The Packard Eight was a luxury automobile produced by Packard between 1930 and 193x.

Offered in three models, the Standard Eight, Custom Eight,[1] and De Luxe Eight,[2] it was powered by a a low-compression aluminum-head[3] 90 hp (67 kW; 91 PS) flathead inline eight[4] L-head inline eight producing 90 bhp (67 kW)[5] (hence the name).[6] The straight eight would be upgraded to 110 hp (82 kW; 110 PS) in 1932[7] and 120 hp (89 kW; 120 PS) in 1933.[8]

Packard ads bragged the engine "floated" on new rubber mounts.[9] The Eight offered optional (no extra cost)[10] four-speed synchromesh transmissin.[11] Like other Packards of this era, it featured Ride Control, a system of dash-adjustable hydraulic shock absorbers.[12] It also featured automatic chassis lubrication.[13] The Eight also featured "shatterproof" glass.[14]

The Eight was avaiable on several wheelbases: 127.5 in (3,240 mm) and 134.5 in (3,420 mm) for the 1930 Standard Eight,[15] 140 in (3,600 mm)[16] and 145.5 in (3,700 mm) for the De Luxe in 1931,[17] 130 in (3,300 mm) and 137 in (3,500 mm) for the 1932 Standard Eight.[18]

Production of the De Luxe Eight was less than ten per day.[19] It was available in eleven body styles.[20] The 1932 Standard Eight was offered in thirteen body styles.[21]

In 1930, the Eight was factory priced between US$2425 and US$2885 for the Standard Eight, US$3190 to US3885 for the Custom Eight, and US$4585 to US$5350.[22] In 1932, prices ranged from US$2250 to US$3250[23] for the Standard Eight, while the De Luxe Eight started at US$3150.[24] In 1933, base price of the Standard Eight was US$2150,[25] and was offered in fourteen body styles.[26] The 1933 De Luxe Eight started at US$3350.[27]

It was available as a two-door roadster, two-door convertible & two-door convertible Victoria (both new for 1932),[28] phaeton,[29] four-door dual-cowl phaeton[30] & Sport Phaeton (a four-door four-seat dual-cowl phaeton new in 1932)[31] two-door coupé,[32] four-door sedan, landau,[33] town car,[34] and limousine. The five-passenger sedan was Packard's best-selling model for years.[35] This helped Packard become the best-selling luxury brand between 1924 and 1930, [36] as well as selling almost twice as many abroad as any other marque priced over US$2000.[37]

1932 Ninth Series De Luxe Eight 904[clarification needed] sedan limousine
1934 Eleventh Series Eight 1101[clarification needed] convertible sedan

The Light Eight replaced it in 193[3?].

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Notes

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  1. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  4. ^ Old Car Advertising Retrieved 12 September 2013
  5. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  6. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013. The same engine would be used in the 120, & remained in production until 1955.
  7. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  8. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  9. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  10. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  11. ^ Old Car Advertising; Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  12. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  13. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  14. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  15. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  16. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  17. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  18. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  19. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  20. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  21. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  22. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  23. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  24. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  25. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  26. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  27. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  28. ^ Old Car Advertising; Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  29. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  30. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  31. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  32. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  33. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  34. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  35. ^ Old Car Advertising Retrieved 14 September 2013
  36. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  37. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  38. ^ Old Car Advertising. Retrieved 16 September 2013.

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