1946 Packard Custom Super Clipper Eight Extended Wheelbase Limousine

All too often are stories told of 'old beauties' going to the scrap yard - but this 1946 Packard escaped that same heartbreaking fate when its current owner saved it from the scrap dealer.

Post-war Packards were built to meet the same high standards that the company was founded on in 1899. The Custom Super Clipper Eights were the essence of Packard's most luxurious, elegant, top-end automobiles. Their prestige was easily distinguished from lower models by the rich interiors and wraparound grille extension bars.

This Custom Super Clipper Eight limousine is powered by Packard's legendary 165 horsepower, 356 cubic-inch straight eight engine. Only 1,291 extended wheelbase Custom Super Clipper Eights were built in 1946 in two body styles - the seven-passenger sedan and the formal limousine, which cost $4,496 delivered new.