In its debut year, Packard's cut-price One-Twenty swamped the rest of the brand — the company built 24,995 One-Twentys against just 7,000 of every other Packard combined.
Lead trim: One-Twenty 257 cu in I8 (110 bhp at 3850 rpm) · up to 120 hp
Packard One-Twenty1935–1937
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FactIn its debut year, Packard's cut-price One-Twenty swamped the rest of the brand — the company built 24,995 One-Twentys against just 7,000 of every other Packard combined.
The Packard One-Twenty (Twelfth Series, named for its wheelbase) was Packard's first entry into the mid-priced eight-cylinder market, introduced in January 1935 and an immediate success (24,995 built that year against 7,000 of all other Packards) and the first Packard with independent front suspension (the "Safe-T-Flex" unequal A-arm system). The 1935 car weighed 3,688 lb on a 120 in wheelbase and was powered by an all-new aluminium-head L-head inline eight of 257 cu in (4.2 L) producing 110 bhp at 3850 rpm; for 1936 the displacement rose to 282 cu in (4.6 L) and output to 120 bhp for an 85 mph top speed (55,042 built, its best year); for 1937 it broadened to C and CD trim levels with a wood-bodied station wagon and a 138 in wheelbase Touring Sedan and limousine (50,100 built). Priced from $980 to $1,095 in 1935; it replaced the Light Eight and the name was dropped for 1938, folding into the Eight.
Collectors Spotted in the Packard One-Twenty Lineage
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-Twenty 257 cu in I8 (110 bhp at 3850 rpm) | 1935–1935 | 4.2 L Inline-8 | 110 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| One-Twenty 282 cu in I8 (120 bhp, 85 mph) | 1936–1937 | 4.6 L Inline-8 | 120 hp | 225 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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Photographs
This One-Twenty got an engineering oddity in 1939: a fifth shock absorber, mounted sideways, on top of the usual four.
In its debut year, Packard's cut-price One-Twenty swamped the rest of the brand — the company built 24,995 One-Twentys against just 7,000 of every other Packard combined.
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