1936 Packard Super 8 - $160,000 - Palm City, FL - 1936 Super 8 Club Sedan (1404) 139" WB. Frame off restoration to create a reliable, modern vehicle and yet retain all the Packard style, looks & hardware that made a Packard " the car of the twenties & thirities" Sand blasted the frame and then powered coated it black, installed a Corvette C-4 front clip with power rack and pinnion and added a SSB 13" disc brake upgrade. At the rear, Currie 9" ford with 3.7 posi and disc brakes, Explorer leaf springs with air bag assist and Cal-tract traction bars. The engine, a 511ci hemi by John Arruzza Performance (some of the highlights) Mopar Gen II 426 block, Stage V aluminum heads, Callies 3/4" crank, Eagle 7.1 rods, Wiseco 10.5 to 1 pistons, Keith Black valve train, Comp hydraulic cam, Rewarder headers, Mopar 2 four aluminum intake with 2-600 CFM carbs. A beefed up torqueflight transmission, and a Gear vendors overdrive completes the drivetrain. Aluminum radiator with a thermostat controlled electric fan plus A seperate transmission cooler with fan below and aft of the radiator. Original guages redone & converted to 12v plus the addition of a tach. Tilt wheel, Stereo in overhead console with CD changer in trunk. Cadillac DTS gray leather seats front & rear all power with seat belts. A/C by Vintage Air. Power windows by Nu Relics.Tail lights converted to LED. Grille opens and closes as original. 16" aluminum wheels with stock Packard hubcaps Top has been cut 2 3/4" (rear window untouched) with Nova wagon ribbed roof insert. Paint and body by Classic Illusions in Stuart FL.
