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Title
1905 Packard Model N coupe
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Automobile industry and trade--History

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01c080

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of 1905 Packard Model N, right side view, on road. Inscribed on photo back: 4-cylinder, 28-horsepower, 106-inch wheelbase, 2-person Brougham coupe. This model was introduced at the 1906 Automobile Show in NYC and beat the Cadillac 1906 Model H 4-cylinder by one year. Note: 2 brass plates mounted at base of coupe pillar.

1905 Packard Model N coupe

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