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For 1936 Packard increased the displacement on the L-head eight, increasing its output to 120 bhp (89 kW), making the car capable of reaching a top speed of 85 mph (137 km/h). The One-Twenty added a convertible four-door-sedan model which was the most expensive model in the range priced at $1,395 ($31,002 in 2023 dollars [5]). A total 55,042 ...
Sales more than tripled that year and doubled again in 1936. To produce the 120, Packard built a separate factory. By 1936, Packard's labor force was divided nearly evenly between the high-priced "Senior" lines (Twelve, Super Eight, and Eight) and the medium-priced "Junior" models, although more than 10 times more Juniors were produced than ...
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Pierce was the only luxury brand that did not field a lower-priced car (e.g., the Packard 120) to provide cash flow, and without sales or funds for development, the company declared insolvency in 1938 and closed its doors. The final Pierce-Arrow assembled was built by Karl Wise, the firm's chief engineer, from parts secured from the company's ...
The Packard Eight was a luxury automobile produced by Packard between 1924 and 1936, [2] and was an all new platform that took the top market position from the earlier Packard Twin Six which was first introduced in 1916. [3] When it was introduced, it was designated as the senior Packard.
The Packard Super Eight was the larger of the two eight-cylinder luxury automobiles produced by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan. It shared frames and some body types with the top model Packard Twelve. The 1933-1936 Packard Super Eight was a big classic. In 1937, it was reduced to a smaller and lighter design. [4]
The Packard Eighteenth Series One-Ten was a range of six-cylinder automobiles produced by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan during the 1940 and 1941 model years. The One-Ten designation was renamed from the previous Packard Fifteenth Series Six (115-C) .The One-Ten shared the wheelbase of the One-Twenty but was given the One ...
Bernd von Arnim (Z11), Type 1934A destroyer, launched 1936; Bernhard Bästlein (827): P-6-class torpedo boat; Bernhard Bästlein (836): Shershen-class torpedo boat; Bernhard von Tschirschky: Air control ship; Krischan-class; Biene: armoured gunboat, launched 1876; Biene, escort vessel, launched 1941; Bismarck: 3,000 ton Bismarck-class corvette ...