It's a "Packard Probe"

"for Michigan" (formichigan) 02/01/2016 at 18:47 • Filed to: craigslist, packard probe

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Own this One-of-a-Kind Packard Motor Company Probe Sports Car. Custom built with a unique half convertible top . This car turns heads wherever you drive it!

1989 Packard Probe
V12, 4 cylinder 2.2 L fuel injection
Standard 5 speed transmission
109,915 miles

Only $3,500

Smoke free and pet free

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4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > for Michigan 02/01/2016 at 18:50

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Those fuel injected V12 4 cylinder lumps were good motors though. I call NP.

Cherry_man1 > for Michigan 02/01/2016 at 18:51

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The hell is that? I mean common.

for Michigan > Cherry_man1 02/01/2016 at 18:53

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I don’t understand your confusion, it’s obviously a V12 four-cylinder Packard Probe.

Cherry_man1 > for Michigan 02/01/2016 at 18:54

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maybe 12v?

Frank Grimes > for Michigan 02/01/2016 at 18:56

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8 of the 12 cylinders are used for powering the air conditioner compressor

Car Geeks Anonymous > Cherry_man1 02/01/2016 at 18:56

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Looks like a Chevy Beretta rump on a first-gen Ford Probe front end.

for Michigan > Cherry_man1 02/01/2016 at 18:59

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I don’t think Chevy’s late-80s 2.2L I4 had three valves per cylinder.

Probenja > for Michigan 02/01/2016 at 19:07

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Reminds me of the nissan v16 that was sold in my country, it was called that way because it had 16 valves and a 4 cyl. engine. Not a v16 engine.

for Michigan > Car Geeks Anonymous 02/01/2016 at 19:10

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Nah, it’s just a Beretta with an ugly fascia. Still has the original headlights, even.

for Michigan > Frank Grimes 02/01/2016 at 19:11

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Or maybe the V12 powers the wheels and the I4 is a generator that powers the accessories for minimal parasitic loss on the main engine.

Frank Grimes > for Michigan 02/01/2016 at 19:30

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genius. also a briggs and stratton powers the wipers seat heaters and humidor in case you get stranded you wont die of exposure and can smoke. the windows are steam powered so you will die of asphyxiation from a fine cuban instead.

Car Geeks Anonymous > for Michigan 02/01/2016 at 19:33

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But the front end fascia to the “roof” looks like an ‘89 Ford Probe, behind the bumper.

Conan > for Michigan 02/01/2016 at 20:23

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Were it actually a V12, like an 80s Jag or BMW 8 series V12, somehow ignoring size, it might be the awesome kind of totally insane.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > for Michigan 02/04/2016 at 11:09

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There were plans - though scrapped - for a Beretta convertible. The L-body could have been OK as a convertible and it wouldn’t have been a huge development cost since the J-cars on which they were based, and the W-cars already had a convertible variant of each.

Apparently they were all crushed because they couldn’t pass crash tests.