[PTA SC] Parckard 1106 Sport Coupe

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1934 Packard 1106 Twelve Aero Sport Coupe
Year 1934
Make Packard
Model 1106 Twelve Aero Sport Coupe
Engine Location Front
Drive Type Rear Wheel
Production Years for Series 1934 - 1939
Coach Work LeBaron
Weight 5400 lbs | 2449.4 kg

Engine
Engine Configuration V60-degree L-Head
Cylinders 12
Aspiration/Induction Normal
Displacement 445.50 CU IN. | 7301.7 cc. | 7.3 L.
Valves 24 valves.
2 valves per cylinder.
Valvetrain SV
Horsepower 160.00 BHP (117.8 KW) @ 3200.00 RPM
HP to Weight Ratio 33.8 LB / HP (Vehicles with similar ratio)
HP / Liter 21.9 BHP / Liter
Bore 3.44 in | 87.4 mm.
Stroke 4.00 in | 101.6 mm.
Compression Ratio 6.00:1
Main Bearings 4
Engine Electronics Automatic cold start
Fuel Type Gasoline - Petrol
Fuel Feed Stromberg downdraft carburetion

Dimensions
Doors 2
Exterior
Wheelbase 135.001 in | 3429 mm.

Brakes
Rear Brakes Drums

This is Parckard Serial Number 902-380, better known as an 1106 Sport Coupe. Approved for construction in December of 1933, the Sport Coupe project, led by Packard's Head Stylist Edward Macauley, resulted in the creation of some of the most dramatic and dynamic Packards of the 1930s.

The coachwork, designed by LeBaron, was crafted in the Packard Custom Body Shop and showcases several unusual features. Noteworthy are the patented Packard radiator shell, the use of Sakhnoffsky's 'false hood' (extended hood sides almost to the windshield), a teardrop rear body shape, skirted rear wheels, pontoon style front fenders and covered wire wheels. The illusion of speed continues in the use of angled louvers and V-shaped components such as the windshield, grill work and headlamps. All of this metallic magic is draped over a short wheelbase twelve-cylinder Packard chassis powered by a 160 horsepower engine.

Packard produced five similar, but not identical coupes, at an estimated cost of $18,000 each. Three have survived. Their purpose was to enthuse and excite th motoring public, and thankfully, they continue to do so today.

The Packard Twelve was produced from 1933 to 1939 with over 35,000 examples produced. It is considered by many to be one of the finest automobiles produced by Packard and one of the most significant creations of the classic car era. The long and flowing front hood hid a 445 cubic-inch side-valve twelve cylinder engine that was refined, powerful, smooth, and quiet.

The engine was originally destined for a front wheel drive project which eventually proved to have weaknesses. That and the anticipated development cost were too much to be practical so Packard decided to scrap the idea. Cadillac had introduced their 16-cylinder engine and other marquees such as Pierce-Arrow were improving the performance of their offerings. Packard was feeling the pressure and decided to place the engine into the Deluxe Eight Chassis and dubbed it the Twin Six. The name was in honor of Packard's achievement fifteen years earlier when the introduced their first 12-cylinder engine. By 1933 the name was changed to Twelve to be inline with the rest of the Packard models.

Most of the Packard production Twelve's received factory bodies. Only a handful received custom coachwork by such greats as LeBaron and Dietrich.

In 1935 Packard introduced more horsepower and mechanical improvements. The suspension became more plush and comfortable while the steering became easier to operate. The cars were designed and built as one unit including the fenders, running boards, hood and body.

1936 the final year for 17 inch wire wheels and the double blade bumpers with hydraulic dampers.

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[ Bericht 99% gewijzigd door Sjoewe op 26-07-2006 10:45:25 ]

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Op woensdag 26 juli 2006 10:50 schreef vlad het volgende:

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hij is wel mooier hoor

en heb je de nieuwe van marco borsato al helemaal grijsgedraaid en 150 rode rozen aangeschaft voor haar?

Nee Ik heb wel een stel foto's gekregen die m'n imago als grote stoere fokker ernstig schaden

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