Packard’s Last Hurrah: The 1955 V8
By 1955 Packard was nearly out of business, but the grand old Detroit automaker went down swinging with an all-new V8 engine. Here’s a closer look.
By 1955 Packard was nearly out of business, but the grand old Detroit automaker went down swinging with an all-new V8 engine. Here’s a closer look.
General Motors has developed countless V8s over the years, but maybe the most unusual was the 1930-32 Oakland/Pontiac Eight.
Cadillac turned the automotive world on its head with the introduction of the 1915 Model 51 V8.
In the ’50s, every U.S. car manufacturer needed an overhead-valve V8 just to stay in the game, and in 1956 American Motors stepped up to the plate.
In 1926, the Packard Motor Car Company introduced the hypoid drive axle to the Motor City, and the rest of the industry wouldn’t catch up for another decade.
The Packard Executive is a handsome and well-appointed car, but the purpose behind its existence was less than entirely clear.
When the final 1954 Packard rolled off the line, it marked the end of the straight-eight epoch in the Motor City.