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Title
1936 Packard convertible victoria pulling out of drive with palms
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Convertibles

Subject
Women automobile drivers

Item Number
EB01d927

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1936 Packard seven-eights left side view, top folded, female driver and passenger, pulling out of drive. Inscribed on photo back: Packard super eight, fourteenth series, model 1404, 8-cylinder, 150-horsepower, 139-inch wheelbase, 5-person convertible victoria (body type #947), note white sidewall tires, 6-wheel equipment, "twelve" bumpers.

1936 Packard convertible victoria pulling out of drive with palms

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