The former Packard Motor Car Co. is back in the spotlight. Rather than the prospect of another round of restorative hope for ...

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The 1933-’39 Packard V-12 was a product of the “cylinder wars” of the early 1930s. When Packard began production at the turn of the century, most cars used single-cylinder engines or perhaps twins.