Packard Super Eight 180 Sport Brougham, 1941
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Chassis No.: 14522002
- Exterior: Blue
- Body: 180 Sport Brougham
- CCCA Full Classic
- AACA Senior First Place in 2010
- 1 of approximately 99 Super Eight Sport Broughams produced
- Lebaron coachwork
- Comprehensive restoration completed in 2008
- 356 CI L-head inline 8-cylinder engine
- Engine no. 1452202
- Stromberg carburetor
- 3-speed manual gearbox
- Live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs
- Independent front suspension with coil springs
- 4-wheel hydraulic drum brakes
- Finished in Balboa Blue with Broadcloth upholstery
- Swan mascot
- Fender skirts
- Wide Whitewall tires
- Chrome hubcaps and beauty rings
Offered from the impressive Academy of Art University Collection, this 1941 Packard Super Eight 180 Sport Brougham is designated a Full Classic by the Classic Car Club of America. One of approximately 99 Super Eight Sport Broughams produced, it was the subject of a comprehensive restoration completed in 2008, and it was subsequently awarded Senior National First Prize honors by the Antique Automobile Club of America in 2010. Packard’s 1941 lineup showed that the company had finally come to the conclusion that style was the key to success in selling automobiles.
Chassis revisions were largely in service to accommodating the sleek new coachwork; the suspension was dropped to allow the floors to be lower without the intrusion of a driveshaft tunnel, and while wheelbases were unchanged, overhangs were extended at both ends for the longer 1941 bodies. No longer a separate element, the radiator shell was moved forward and flanked with vertical-bar grilles and headlights integrated into the fenders, the latter featuring a dramatic departure from Packard tradition. Another signature Packard trademark, the large hood side vents were now gone, their function handled by louvers under the front fenders.
The familiar Packard spear, now made of stainless steel, completely encircled the beltline on closed models, once again making two-tone paint schemes available. The few significant mechanical revisions included new steel-backed engine bearings, new rubber-cushioned engine mounts, a low-pressure cooling system and an oil-bath air cleaner. The 356 CI L-head inline 8-cylinder engine, 3-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs, a live rear axle with semi-elliptical leaf springs and hydraulic drum brakes were all standard equipment.
Riding on wide whitewalls with chromed hubcaps and beauty rings, this 1941 Super Eight 180 Sport Brougham’s attractive LeBaron coachwork shows off beautiful Balboa Blue paint, the Swan mascot and fender skirts, with two-tone blue and gray broadcloth upholstery inside highlighted with polished wood trim.
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