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Interesting car.It says supercharged,but only the Packard Hawk has the blower.I wonder if someone fitted the blower later??? OR could it have been a special order??
It'd be a great find if this is true
A.C.MoisleyA.C.Moisley
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quote:Originally posted by mbstude
All '57 Packards we supercharged. In '58, only the Packard Hawks. Not the sedans/wagons/hardtops.
Matthew Burnette
That, and any smart teenager from that era could have found and installed a supercharger on Mom's old "grocery gitter". It's a bolt-on deal and what a sleeper after school! [^]
Sonny
http://RacingStudebakers.com
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Dealers started coverting the 57's to non-supercharged in late 57 due to the problems the superchargers were having. There were a few of the 58's that came with superchargers, but again only a few. I was told three (excluding the Hawks), but until all factory orders are checked for the 58's, no one will know.
57 & 58 Packards and Larks
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For the record- that '675' number is for hardtops.
There were 1200 Packard sedans built.
StudeDave '57 [8D]
Ferndale, WA
'54 Commander Regal 4dr 'Ruby'
'57 Parkview 'Betsy' (she's a 2dr wagon)
'57 Commander DeLuxe 2dr 'Baby'
'57 Champion Custom 2dr 'Jewel'
'58 Packard sedan 'Cleo'
'65 Cruiser 'Sweet Pea'
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I support Matthew. All 1957 Packards had superchargers as standard. Only Golden and Packard Hawks had superchargers standard in 1958. I have never seen any literature that shows the supercharger to be an option on anything but fleet and police cars (pre-1963). I am not saying that the factory did not make an exception build - just that it was not an official option. I would want to see the build sheet for any purported original 1958 (non-Hawk) Packard with a supercharger.
Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longerGary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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It don't matter and I could care less HOW superchargers got on '58 Packards! GIMME ANY PACKARD WITH A SUPERCHARGER! [^]
Sonny
http://RacingStudebakers.com
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