Oldtimer picture gallery. Cars. 1938 Packard.


1938 Packard, series Six, Eight,
Super Eight and Twelve
Year of production: 1938
Overall production: 55718 units
(Six - 30050, Eight - 22624,
Super Eight - 2478, Twelve - 566)
4x2 front motor, rear wheel drive car
Body types:
Series 1600 Six,
wheelbase - 122,0 inches:
1182 4-door touring sedan, 3525 pounds, 1175 US dollars, ? units
1184 2-door touring sedan, 3475 pounds, 1145 US dollars, ? units
1185 2-4-passenger club coupe, 3425 pounds, 1120 US dollars, ? units
1188 2-passenger business coupe, 3450 pounds, 1075 US dollars, ? units


1189 2-4-passenger convertible coupe,
3500 pounds, 1235 US dollars, ? units
Series 1601 Eight,
wheelbase - 127,0 inches:
1192 4-door touring sedan, 3650
pounds, 1525 US dollars, ? units
1194 2-door touring sedan, 3600
pounds, 1295 US dollars, ? units
1195 2-4-passenger club coupe, 3550 pounds, 1270 US dollars, ? units
1197 5-passenger convertible sedan, 3775 pounds, 1650 US dollars, ? units
1198 2-passenger business coupe, 3570 pounds, 1225 US dollars, ? units


1199 2-4-seater convertible coupe,
3625 pounds, 1365 US dollars, ? units
1172 DeLuxe 4-door touring sedan,
3685 pounds, 1540 US dollars, ? units
Series 1601 Eight,
wheelbase - 139,0 inches:
1665 7-passenger Rollston allwheather
cabriolet, ? pounds, 4810 US dollars, ? units
1668 4-passenger Rollston allwheather brougham, ? pounds, 5100 US dollars, ? units


1669 7-passenger Rollston allwheather
town car, ? pounds, 4885 US dollars,
? units
Series 1602 Eight,
wheelbase - 148,0 inches:
1190 7-passenger limousine, 4245
pounds, 1955 US dollars, ? units
1191 7-passenger touring sedan, 4195 pounds, 2100 US dollars, ? units
Series 1603 Super Eight, wheelbase - 127,0 inches:


1103 4-door touring sedan, 4530
pounds, 2790 US dollars, ? units
Series 1604 Super Eight,
wheelbase - 134,0 inches:
1107 5-passenger victoria, 4650 pounds,
3670 US dollars, ? units
1112 5-passenger formal sedan,
4795 pounds, 3710 US dollars, ? units
1113 4-door touring sedan, 4670 pounds, 2995 US dollars, ? units


1116 5-passenger club sedan, 4600
pounds, 2990 US dollars, ? units
1117 5-passenger coupe, 4595 pounds,
2965 US dollars, ? units
1118 2-4-passenger coupe, 4585
pounds, 2925 US dollars, ? units
1119 4-passenger convertible coupe, 4580 pounds, 3210 US dollars, ? units
Series 1605 Super Eight, wheelbase - 139,0 inches:
494 7-passenger Rollston allweather cabriolet, 4945 pounds, 5790 US dollars, ? units


495 7-passenger Rollston allweather town
car, 4940 pounds, 5890 US dollars,
? units
1114 7-passenger business sedan,
4815 pounds, 3165 US dollars, ? units
1115 7-passenger business limousine,
4815 pounds, 3305 US dollars, ? units
1143 5-passenger convertible sedan, 4945 pounds, 3970 US dollars, ? units
3086 7-passenger Brunn touring cabriolet, 4990 pounds, 7475 US dollars, ? units


3087 7-passenger Brunn allweather
cabriolet, 4995 pounds, 7475 US dollars,
? units
Series 1607 Twelve,
wheelbase - 134,0 inches:
1127 5-passenger victoria, 5345 pounds,
5230 US dollars, ? units
1132 5-passenger formal sedan, 5550 pounds, 4865 US dollars, ? units


1133 4-door touring sedan, 5525
pounds, 4155 US dollars, ? units
1136 5-seater club sedan, 5520 pounds,
4255 US dollars, ? units
1137 5-passenger coupe, 5415 pounds,
4185 US dollars, ? units
1138 2-4-passenger coupe, 5255 pounds, 4135 US dollars, ? units
1139 4-passenger convertible coupe, 5255 pounds, 4370 US dollars, ? units


Series 1608 Twelve,
wheelbase - 139,0 inches:
494 7-passenger Rollston allweather
cabriolet, 5740 pounds, 6730 US dollars,
? units
495 7-passenger Rollston allweather town
car, 5735 pounds, 6880 US dollars, ? units
1134 7-passenger touring sedan, 5600 pounds, 4485 US dollars, ? units


1135 7-passenger touring limousine,
5600 pounds, 4485 US dollars, ? units
1153 5-passenger convertible sedan,
5680 pounds, 5390 US dollars, 21 (or
25?) units
3086 7-passenger Brunn touring
cabriolet, 5725 pounds, 8510 US dollars, ? units
3087 7-passenger Brunn allweather cabriolet, 5730 pounds, 8510 US dollars, ? units



Engines:
Six: 100 hp/?rpm, 6 - cyl., 245,0 cu. in.,
bore/stroke: 3,50/4,25 inches
Compression ratio: ? : 1
Eight: 120 hp/?rpm, straight 8 - cyl.,
282,0 cu. in., bore/stroke: 3,25/4,25 inches
Compression ratio: ? : 1


Super Eight: 130 hp/?rpm,
straight 8 - cyl., 320,0 cu. in.,
bore/stroke: 3,19/5,00 inches
Compression ratio: ? : 1
Twelve (Twin Six): 175 hp/3200rpm,
V12 - cyl., 473,0 cu. in.,
bore/stroke: 3,44/4,25 inches
Compression ratio: ? : 1


Length: ?mm, width: ?mm, height: ?mm
Road clearance: ?mm
Carburetter: ?
Gearbox: ? speeds
Maximal speed: ? km/h
Tyres: ?x? inches
Fuel tank capacity: ? L
Fuel consumption: ? L/100km


Sources of photos:
Kruse International,
Clayton Restorations Ltd.,
The Highway One Classic,
Hemmings Motor News,
Specialcar Magazine,
Classic Cars,
Autoroad,


Deals On Wheels,
Trader Online,
MotorCities.com,
Mobile.de,
CW Classics,
Sylvain Trudel (Quebec, Canada), owner of pictured 1601 touring sedan (1192),
eBay Deutschland,


The Auto Collection,
GV Autos,
Phil Stalling Classic Cars.
Data are from the "Encyclopedia of
American cars", Publications International,
Ltd., 1993, USA.












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