Vehicle Description
1940 Packard Super Eight 160 Touring Sedan (Model 1803) ?Same local
owner for the past 14 years and prominent collection from southwest
Missouri ?One of only 5,662 Packard Series 160 examples made in
1940 ?356 CID inline engine 8-cylinder engine with Stromberg AAV-26
carb ?Three-speed manual transmission and 3.9 gearing ?Black
exterior with a tan, cloth interior ?127-inch wheelbase ?Dual
side-mount spare tires ?Rear luggage rack ?Goddess hood ornament As
the new decade opened, Packard found itself moving away from its
high-end roots toward the mid-priced field. This Super Eight 160 is
one of the last examples of Packard?s past. It is one of only 5,662
Packards made in 1940 and this Packard comes from a local collector
who has owned it for the past 14 years. Dressed in black and
chrome, the car?s paint and trim are in overall very good order,
the body is straight, and the chrome bumpers fit tightly to the
body. Out back is a fold-down, chrome luggage rack while aft of
each front wheel is a dual, side-mounted spare tire with
body-colored metal cover. One-Sixty designated the horsepower of
the new engine powering all Senior Packards this year. Styling
generally followed Junior Packard themes, with differences between
the One-Sixty and the One-Eighty being in hood louvers, hubcaps and
the mascot in front. This Packard rolls on BFGoodrich Silvertown
wide whitewall tires, size 7.60-15 at all four corners. Each tire
is mounted to a steel wheel, topped with a chrome factory wheel
cover but the car is missing wipers and a rear trunk handle. All
tires and wheel covers are in good, original order. This car rides
a 127-inch wheelbase. Under the hood was a new, 356 CID straight
eight-cylinder engine with a Stromberg AAV-26 carburetor, aluminum
pistons, a cast iron head, Auto-Lite ignition and a 6.45:1
compression ratio. Backing the motor is a three-speed manual
transmission and a 3.9:1 differential. Inside, the front and rear
bench seats are in excellent order, as is the corresponding carpet
and headliner. The unique, four-spoke steering wheel is in good,
original condition, as is the dashboard with its full array of
ancillary gauge. The inner door panels are in very good order. A
large clock dominates the passenger side of the instrument panel.
There are aftermarket gauges for oil pressure and coolant
temperature but the speedometer and fuel gauge are inoperable. A
column-mounted shifter and an underdash heater complete the
interior. The Packard Super Eight was the larger of the two
eight-cylinder luxury automobiles produced by the Packard Motor Car
Company of Detroit, Michigan. Competition to this Packard in 1940
included Buick?s Roadmaster Series 70, Cadillac?s Series 60
Special, Chrysler?s New Yorker, DeSoto?s DeLuxe, Lincoln?s Zephyr
and Oldsmobile?s 90 Series. If you need a classic, pre-war car to
add to your collection, this beautiful and desirable Packard should
be near the top of your list. Stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars
today to inspect it. VIN: C506680F This car is currently located at
our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the
odometer shows 29,521 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean
and clear, mileage exempt Missouri title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!?
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