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1930 Packard 734 Boattail Speedster

Body by Packard
384.8 c.i. straight-eight, 145 HP, 4 speed with low gear
134.5 in. wheelbase
$5,200 price when new

Source: Display placard

By 1930 the 734 Speedster Series was a full line of cars. The specially designed short, narrow, and lower bodies were built in Packard's own new custom body shop located right on the plant site on East Grand Boulevard. These specially built Speedster bodies and the individual customs on the longer chassis were built in this shop; they carry a black and red body plate on the lower right cowl.

The Speedster Series used 745 components in conjunction with its own specially designed bodies. In the engine compartment was a new breed of Packard. Its exhaust manifold was a separate unit mounted at 45-degrees and finned. It had a large vacuum booster and a dual-throat Detroit Lubricator carburetor, along with a special camshaft and valving.

The brake drums were also finned, for cooling, and it had an optional 3.31 or 4.66 gear ratio.

The 734 Speedster was offered as a Boattail, a Phaeton, a Sedan, a Victoria Coupe, and later, as a Roadster. A total of only 150 734 Speedsters, in all body styles, were sold, and the world economy was sinking further into the Great Depression. Packard discontinued the Speedster Series for 1931.

Source: conceptcarz

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Taken on: September 17, 2017

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Sets appears in: • Packard Museum - Dayton, Ohio - 2017

Groups appears in: • Classic/collectable cars and motorcycles • ART OF THE AUTOMOBILE more » • Pre 1940 Antique Cars. (No Hot Rods or Customs) • Full CCCA Classic Cars • Classic American Cars (1925-1975) • Car Art - Wheeled Art opted out of 30/60 • Packards Only (opted out of 30/60 rules) « less

Camera: Canon EOS 7D, f/6.3, 1/8 sec, 21mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	EF-S17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.125 sec (1/8)
Focal Length:	21mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	+7/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto bracket
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
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