1942 Packard 8 Clipper Special - Caffeine and Octane

1942 Packard 8 Clipper Special 4dr

Technical specifications of Packard 8 Clipper Special 1942

Price: -
Condition: Used
Item location: Marietta, Georgia, United States
Make: Packard
Model: 8 Clipper Special
SubModel: packard 8 Clipper Special
Type: 1952 , 20 series, model 2001
Trim: 4dr
Year: 1942
Mileage: 65,431
VIN: Firewall1592-7573
Color: White Sepia - two tone
Engine size: Flat head v8
Number of cylinders: 8
Fuel: Gasoline
Transmission: Manual
Drive type: RWD
Interior color: Burgundy
Drive side: Left-hand drive
Vehicle Title: Clear
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Car description

Packard 8 Clipper Special

Body type #1592

Series 20

Model # 2001

8 -cylinder flat head

125 horsepowe,

120 -inch wheel base.

These were the last cars made by Packard in 1942.

This is a Packard 8 clipper Specia, not a Packard Super 8. The Packard archive has only 4 of these cars that been have ever been registered.

the 1942 Packard had many new innovations ,

* Concealed step side entry.

* A gas tank whistles that let you know before the tank over Flows.

duel air vents in front seat and back

new steering set up that is completely set up in the reverse of all other cars of it kind.

The Briggs Manufacturing Company was tasked with building the Clipper bodies.

The sales of the Clipper series were very successful, outselling Cadillac and LaSalle. The vehicles were stylish, durable, and elegant. The body of the vehicle had been designed by the legendary Howard 'Dutch' Darrin.


The sixteen valve eight-cylinder engine powering the Clipper was capable of producing 125 horsepower Packard quality made the Clipper Series very desirable.

In February of 1942 the United States Government ordered all manufacturers to cease production of automobiles and shift their priorities to war related efforts.

Packard began the production of aircrafts and marine engines,

President Dwight Eisenhower had 4 of the clipper specials, two went to Europe and two in the states.

Packard made a limo version of this car for him, that now sits in the Smithsonian museum in Washington D.C.

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