The fourth iteration, the 4-48, came along in 1914. It had a stout moteur six-cylinder, an L-head configuration and 82 horsepower.
From February through June of 1914, there were 441 units of the Packard 4-48 produced. Today, there are less than 10 that remain. The engine that powered the 4-48 was a six-cylinder unit that displaces 525 cubic-inches (8603 cm3) and produced 60 horsepower. These cars were advertised as the ‘Dominant Six.’
The engine was rather impressive, having an L-head design and seven main bearings. Braking was from seventeen-inch brake drums, which replaced the prior fifteen-inch units.
All 4-48 models, including the runabouts, rode on a 144-inch (3657,6 mm) wheelbase.
The Packard 1-48 for 1914 cost an astonishing 4,650 at a time when the average price of a new car was just $500.00 and an average yearly wage was $1300.
These cars boasted 37-inch tires over wood spoke wheels, electric head and side lamps, aluminum bodies, and the soon-to-be-standardized left-hand drive.
Photo: Don O’Brien [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Packard Models (1914)
POWER - CONTROL - PERFOMANCE |
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|---|---|
| - $4,840 (1914) | - Six-cylinder in-line L-head - 525 cu in |
| - Normal | - 60 HP (44.16 KW) @ 1720 rpm |
| - | - |
| - | - Three-gear manual gearbox with reverse gear. |
| - | - |
| - 1914 | - Length : 204.8 in | 5201 mm. Wheelbase : 144.0 in | 3658 mm. |
| - | - |
| - 37 x 5 | - +6 |
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