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1948 Packard Super Eight Victoria Convertible

Chassis no. 414305
Engine no. TBD
Coachbuilder Briggs Manufacturing Company
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Chassis

Current Chassis

From  1948

Chassis  414305

Dampers  Telescopic Type

Drum Brakes  Front-Rear Hydraulic Operation

Front Suspension  Unequal double wishbones and coil springs

Fuel tank capacity  78 litre

Chassis Frame  Ladder Frame

Rears Suspension  Live axle with leafsprings

Designer  Prance Robert

Technical Specifications and History  Y

Online  Y - E' visibile

Engine

Current Engine

From  1948

Arrangement  Inline

Bore  88 mm

Stroke  107 mm

Compression Ratio  7 : 1

Cooling System  Water Cooled

Cubic displacement  5361 cc

Cylinders  8

Electrical equipment amp/H  100

Electrical equipment Volt  6

Engine  TBD

Engine Type  Front

Fuel System Carburettors type  Carter WDS-643S-SA-2 barrell

Fuel System Carburettors Number  1

Gearbox  Overdrive

Gearbox Number of forward speed  3

Gearbox Sychronized Speed  3rd

Manufacturer  PACKARD

Maximum power  145 hp

Maximum torque  36 kgm

Notes Engine  L Head

Technical Specifications and History  Y

Top speed  136 Km/h

Transmission Clutch  Mechanical operation

Fuel Type  Petrol-Gasoline

Valves per cylinder  2

Valvetrain  Pushrod

Transmission Wheel drive  Rear wheel drive

Body

Current Body

From  1948

Coachbuilder  Briggs Manufacturing Company

Colour  Pastel Blue

Wheels type  Alloy

Designer  Briggs Robert

Height  1600 mm

Lenghth  5197 mm

Material  Steel

Number of doors  2

Number of wheels  4

Other colour  Pastel Blue

Type of body  Drophead coupe-Convertible

Unladen weight  1826 kg

Wheels Front size  1514

Wheels Rear size  1542

Width  2020 mm

Interior

Current Interior

From  1948

Cockpit/panels  Others

Hand drive  LHD - Left Hand Drive

Material  Leather

Number of seats  4

Seats  Red