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1940 Packard 120 Series 1801
Business Coupe
Standard Specifications
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1940 Packard 120 Opera Coupe

1940 Packard 120 Opera Coupe

Original Base Price $1,038.00
No. Produced 28,158
Body Maker Packard
No. Doors 2
Passengers 2
Model Number 1398
Weight 3,340lbs
Wheelbase 127 inches
Length 200.75 inches
Width
Height
Front Tread
Rear Tread
Type Straight 8, L-head
Displacement 282 cu. in.
Cylinders 8
Bore & Stroke 3 1/4 & 4 1/4 inches
Compression Ratio-Std 6.41 to 1
Compression Ratio-Opt Not applicable
Brake Horsepower 120@3600
Rated Horsepower 33.8
Torque
Main Bearings 5
Valve Lifters
Block Material
Engine Numbers C300,001 to C328,320
Engine No. Location On boss, upper left side of block.
Lubrication Pressure to all bearings excluding wrist pin
Type Dual downdraft
Make Stromberg
Type
Drive
No. Of Gears
Gear Ratios
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Reverse
Semicentrifugal
Clutch Size
Semifloating
Hypoid
Differential Ratio 4.09 to 1
Front Independent coil springs
Rear
Worm & double roller tooth
Service Hydraulic
Front Size 12 inches
Rear Size 12 inches
Emergency Internal expanding on rear wheels
Size 12 inches
Exhaust System
Ignition System Distributor and coil
Battery
Cooling System Water pump
Radiator
Fuel Type
Mileage
Wheel Type
Wheel Mfr
Wheel Size
Tire Type 4 ply
Tire Size 6.5 x 16
Spare Location
Fuel 21 Gallons
Oil 6 Quarts
Transmission
Cooling System 18 Quarts
Rear Differential
Front Differential Not applicable
Transfer Case Not applicable
Non Classic
VIN/Serial no. Same as engine number
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Additional Information
This model has running boards. Eighteenth Series. Rear Axle Ratio varies if overdrive is used.

New Master of American Highways-The New 1940 Packard Super-8 120Horseless Carriage Foundation
8186 Center St. Suite F P.O. Box 4119
La Mesa CA 91944-4119
(619) 464-0301
www.hcfi.org
Packard for 1940 - The One-Ten -- The One-Twenty c. 1939Horseless Carriage Foundation
1940 Packard 110 & 120 - Preliminary shop manualLos Angeles Public Library
630 West Fifth Street
Los Angeles CA 90071
(213) 228-7000
www.lapl.org
The Production Figure Book for U.S. Cars Jerry HeasleyHorseless Carriage Foundation
Automobile Topics January 8 1940Horseless Carriage Foundation
Paint Type
Colors Data not yet collected
Standard/Optional Equipment
Data not yet collectedStd
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