1947 Packard Super Clipper

edited by David Barth, 1 March 2009.
Courtesy The Automobile Driving Museum in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Photos were taken in January 2009.

Packards for 1946 and 1947 were virtually identical except for model numbers. Packard decided on the 1941 Clipper design by Dutch Darrin for all post war models. The Senior Series pre-war model dies were sold to the Soviet Union at the request of the US Government.

The 1941 Clipper design had to suffice until a new design could be done for the 1948 models. Packard suffered with a lack of steel supplies in 1946 causing the company to fall short of projected sales of 200,000 units. Packard production for 1946 and 1947 was only 80,000 units, far short of the goal.

Body Style: Two Door Club Sedan, Super Clipper
Factory Price: $2,125
Production: 49,117 for all Packard cars in 1947
Weight: 3,780 lbs.
Engine: Straight 8, L head
Horsepower: 165 at 3,600 rpm
Displacement: 356 cubic inches
Wheelbase: 127 inches
Transmission: 3 speed column shift with electromatic clutch
Brakes: 4 wheel hydraulic