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Title
1909 Packard 30 Model UB chassis with hood in place
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--Chassis

Subject
Automobile industry and trade--History

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01c249

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white print copied from a glass negative of a 1909 Packard Model UB chassis, right side view, windows in background. Inscribed on photo back: 4-cylinder, 30-horsepower, 123.5-inch wheelbase, chassis, ready for body to be installed, 1908/1909 type radiator cap, head lamps of the type last in general use on 1908 models, 1909 type hooded & flared forward fenders, solid hood side panels, leather hood cross strap, one at gear & brake lever, rearward position of exhaust pipe, photographed at Packard Works, East Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich.

1909 Packard 30 Model UB chassis with hood in place

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