I went to the Kiwanis pancake breakfast on the 20th of May, and in the parking lot was this gorgeous Packard coupe. Grabbed a few snaps on my way in, then realized I had forgotten to get any of the rear. Unfortunately, the car was gone when I came back out. But trust me, it is a ’37 Super Eight Coupe.
I was shooting these without the aux finder, so I made sure to frame them a bit tighter than normal so there wouldn’t be much cropping to do.
Nicca-III S, W-Nikkor C 1:3.5 f=3.5cm, Ilford Delta 100
Sitting next to a KIA sedan of more recent vintage.
Old and New by P F McFarland, on Flickr
Its best angle.
Right Front Quarter by P F McFarland, on Flickr
How’d you like to see that coming up in the mirror of your Fiat 500?
Head On by P F McFarland, on Flickr
These originally came with the wide white sidewalls, but I think it looks better with the solid black ones.
Left Front Quarter by P F McFarland, on Flickr
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1937 Packard Super Eight Coupe on Nicca-III S
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1937 Packard Super Eight Coupe on Nicca-III S
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Waiting for the light
Re: 1937 Packard Super Eight Coupe on Nicca-III S
Booo-ti-foool......
GrahamS
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Age brings wisdom....or age shows up alone. You never know.
Re: 1937 Packard Super Eight Coupe on Nicca-III S
No mistaking a Packard! Nice catch.
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Re: 1937 Packard Super Eight Coupe on Nicca-III S
Nice machine, well taken opportunity. I would not know about the white band, but this looks like a well-kept car.
Is it an 8-cylinder in-line? The hood looks long enough.
Is it an 8-cylinder in-line? The hood looks long enough.
Re: 1937 Packard Super Eight Coupe on Nicca-III S
The Super 8 engine was an in-line eight cylinder 5244 cc | 320.0 cu in. | 5.2 L.
135 HP (99.36 KW)
Bore : 3.2 in | 81 mm.
Stroke : 5.0 in | 127 mm.
135 HP (99.36 KW)
Bore : 3.2 in | 81 mm.
Stroke : 5.0 in | 127 mm.
GrahamS
Age brings wisdom....or age shows up alone. You never know.
Age brings wisdom....or age shows up alone. You never know.
Re: 1937 Packard Super Eight Coupe on Nicca-III S
Most definitely.PFMcFarland wrote:These originally came with the wide white sidewalls, but I think it looks better with the solid black ones.PF
Beautiful car. So much more class than many of the everyday $120K luxury sedans.
Re: 1937 Packard Super Eight Coupe on Nicca-III S
Sure, it is elegant but did it have cup holders?
Re: 1937 Packard Super Eight Coupe on Nicca-III S
Were there cups?OpenWater wrote:Sure, it is elegant but did it have cup holders?
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Re: 1937 Packard Super Eight Coupe on Nicca-III S
Our '48 Packard Limo had little tables that folded out from the back of the front seat for those in the jump seats.
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Re: 1937 Packard Super Eight Coupe on Nicca-III S
Perfect for the Grey Poupon! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwOCOm9Z0YE
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