[13] The Eight offered optional (no extra cost)[14] four-speed synchromesh transmission.

[15] Like other Packards of this era, it featured Ride Control, a system of dash-adjustable hydraulic shock absorbers.

The Packard eight utilized a very rare swivel accelerator pedal, patented by Pat Au back in the early 1900s.

Based on a heavily modified Standard Eight (733) chassis, it got narrower and lower coachwork.

Speedster Eights have four instead of three speeds, and the customer could choose from several rear end ratios at no extra cost.

[14] In 1933, base price of the Standard Eight was US$2150,[13] and was offered in fourteen body styles.

[32] This helped Packard become the best-selling luxury brand between 1924 and 1930,[33] as well as selling almost twice as many abroad as any other marque priced over US$2000.