Vehicle Description
1938 Packard Eight Touring Sedan Purchased from the Missoula
Auto�Museum� Only model year for the Packard Eight Caribbean Blue
exterior and tan interior L-head inline eight-cylinder engine
Selective synchromesh three-speed manual transmission Four-wheel,
hydraulic disc brakes, dual, side-mounted spare tire covers, fog
lights and a deluxe heater Long and dark blue, it resembles little
else on the road today and will get you admiring glances and quick
looks wherever you drive it. MotoeXotica Classic Cars is pleased to
present this 1938 Packard Eight 5-Passenger Sedan, which was
assembled at Packard's Detroit, Michigan facility. For 1938, the
Packard One Twenty became the Model Eight. This Packard was
prominently displayed proudly in the Missoula Auto Museum, where it
was also professionally restored. Finished in Caribbean Blue, this
car's paint and trim are in overall very good order, with a small
blemish on the passenger front door. The glass panels are clear and
intact, including the two-piece windshield and split backlight. The
car's lights are haze-free and look great, including the single
round red reflector on the driver's side rear and the
center-mounted brake light on the trunk, a precursor of today's
center high-mounted stop lights. This Packard rolls on Commander
bias-ply, wide whitewall tires, sized 7.00-16, surrounding factory
wheel covers. Tires and wheels are in overall good order, the car's
body panels are solid and straight, including the so-called
"suicide" rear doors, and the bumpers are in very good shape.
Driver convenience features include four-wheel, hydraulic disc
brakes, a pair of amber fog lights perched atop the front bumper
and deluxe heater tucked under the dashboard on the passenger's
side. Under the vee-shaped hood is Packard's� L-head straight
eight-cylinder engine with a Stromberg carburetor and five main
bearings. Backing up that engine is a selective synchromesh
three-speed manual transmission and a 4.36 rear end. Inside, the
car's tan bench seats are in very good order, with the back seat
offering generous passenger space. The brown carpet looks very good
and the tan headliner is borderline immaculate. The gray instrument
panel presents a contrast to the interior's earth tones and looks
fine overall, however, the speedometer's face is very milky. A
gray, three-spoke steering wheel faces the driver while the inner
door panels match the seats. The mirror glass is in very good
order, as is the tall gearshift lever, which was in its final year.
This is a radio-delete model. This car introduced the�independent
front suspension�to the Packard line. Its so-called "Safe-T-Flex"
suspension was an�unequal upper and lower A-arm type�with the
largest possible lower A-arm composed of two different arms bolted
together at a ninety-degree angle. Advantages claimed for the
system included superior maintenance of�wheel alignment�from the
wide spread of the lower A-arm, a permanent fixing of the�caster
angle and an increased percentage of the braking force transmitted
to the frame through the torque arm. Competition to this Packard in
1938 included Cadillac's companion make, the LaSalle, Chrysler's
Airstream, Ford's Lincoln-Zephyr and the Rolls-Royce 25/30. This
car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri.
Current mileage on the odometer shows 5,998 miles, not believed to
be actual. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear,
mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!! Please click here for
our YouTube video! VIN: 466569 Note: Please see full terms and
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