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1952 Packard Special Speedster<\/h1>\n
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In 1952 Packard’s Director of Styling Edward Macauley and chief engineer, Bill Graves, were searching for Packard’s new design direction and they came up with this Special Speedster.<\/span><\/p>\n

Built on a 1951 Packard 200 Deluxe Sedan platform, they reduced the cockpit area and lengthened the rear deck to make a dramatic speedster. To enhance the theme, they added huge sill plates which ran the length of the car.<\/p>\n

The Mitchell-Bentley Corporation fabricated the body from fiberglass which was designed by Dick Teague. It was also the first Packard to use a wrap-around front windshield which would reach production by 1955.<\/p>\n

Numerous design details are unique to the Special Speedster and many of the elements, such as the hood and wheel wells which were used on the later Packard Caribbean.<\/p>\n

It was also the first Packard to use a wrap-around front windshield<\/p>\n

Macauley retained the car for his personal collection and that’s why it is often called the Macauley Speedster.<\/p>\n

To further the car’s performance pedigree, a McCulloch supercharger was fitted to the 359 cubic-inch Packard inline eight.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Macauley’s speedster was fitted with many Chrysler pieces and eventually discovered. It has since been refitted with an original engine and supercharger.<\/p>\n

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1952 Packard Special Speedster Gallery<\/a><\/h3>\n

See full 1952 Packard Special Speedster Gallery<\/a> here<\/p>\n

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type<\/td>\nConcept \/ Prototype Car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
production<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
engine<\/td>\nInline-8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
position<\/td>\nFront, Longitudinal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
aspiration<\/td>\nMcCulloch supercharger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
displacement<\/td>\n5883 cc \/ 359 in\u00b3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
body \/ frame<\/td>\nFiberglass Body over<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
driven wheels<\/td>\nRWD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wheelbase<\/td>\n3099 mm \/ 122 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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