A Packard Twin Six wasn't just a luxury car — the 1919 Third Series 3-25 Runabout was chosen to pace the Indianapolis 500 that year.
Lead trim: Twin Six 424.1 cu in V12 (88 hp at 2600 rpm)
Packard Twelve1915–1923
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FactA Packard Twin Six wasn't just a luxury car — the 1919 Third Series 3-25 Runabout was chosen to pace the Indianapolis 500 that year.
The first Packard twelve-cylinder engine appeared in 1916 as the Packard Twin Six (1-25 and 1-35, the two wheelbases of 125 and 135 in) and for four years was the only product Packard sold until the Single Six returned in 1921. The engine was a 60-degree L-head displacing 424.1 cu in (6,950 cc) and producing 88 hp at 2600 rpm; detachable heads and larger radiators came in 1916, a centre-mounted gear shifter and brake levers in 1917. Three series ran from May 1915 until June 1923 (the 3-25 ended in May 1919): first series 1-25 and 1-35, second series 2-25 (126½ in) and 2-35 (136 in), third series 3-25 and 3-35; production was 30,941 and prices ran from US$3,050 to US$5,150 for the Imperial Limousine. A 1919 Third Series 3-25 Runabout was the Indianapolis 500 pace car. It competed with Marmon, Pierce-Arrow, Rolls-Royce, Renault, and Cadillac and Lincoln.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Six 424.1 cu in V12 (88 hp at 2600 rpm) | 1915–1923 | 7.0 L V12 | 88 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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In October 1935, Franklin D. Roosevelt gave Joseph Stalin an armoured Packard Twelve as a gift — and it became the Soviet dictator's favorite car for years afterward.
A Packard Twin Six wasn't just a luxury car — the 1919 Third Series 3-25 Runabout was chosen to pace the Indianapolis 500 that year.
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