Category:Packard 905 (Land speed record)
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English: Packard 905 is the designation of a Land speed record automobile driven by Ralph DePalma in 1919.
NOT related with the 1932 Packard 905 Twin Six!
Developed in 1917/1918 by Packard chief engineer Jesse Vincent, and built in 1918, the car used a V-12 aero engine of 905 c.i. (c. 9.9 liter) in a modified Packard passenger car chassis. It had a Packard 3 speed transmission and an electric starter. The car broke a record by posting a 149.875 mph.
NOT related with the 1932 Packard 905 Twin Six!Media in category "Packard 905 (Land speed record)"
The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total.
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"What 150 Miles Per Hour Means" by Charles H. Owens (1919).jpg 1,499 × 6,762; 1.57 MB
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Ralph DePalma in his Packard 905.jpg 600 × 463; 25 KB
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WikiProjectAmericanOpenWheelRacingPicJune2007.jpg 2,048 × 1,536; 219 KB
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