OK, so it needs a supercharger...

[BobPalma]

but at $6,600 it has made reserve, and it would seem to be worth that money:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1957-Packard-Clipper-Wagon-RARE_W0QQitemZ4576269788QQcategoryZ6389QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

BP

[65cruiser]

New 16" tires[?]

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Mark Anderson
1965 Cruiser

http://home.alltel.net/anderm

[studegary]

The best that I can see in the engine compartment picture, there is no supercharger. All 1957 Packards came standard with a supercharger. Those "16 inch" tires appear to be on wheels with 15 inch wheelcovers.

[studeclunker]

Are you guys sure that those are 16" rims? I'd ask the winner (or the seller). That might have been a typo. The rims look awfully close to the original.

What a sweetheart of a car![:X]

Lotsa Larks!
K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Studebaker!
Ron Smith

[studegary]

The wheelcovers and therefore the rims are 15 inch. The "16 inch tires" was a typo.
The car does not include a supercharger (that was standard equipment when new).
I got these answers the direct way - by contacting the seller. He gave me a very polite response.