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Title
1937 Packard special touring sedan for Maharaja of Gwalior
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Clothing and dress--India--Gwalior

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01d961

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of eight 1937 Packard front view, four male servants posed on each side. Inscribed on photo back: Packard super eight, fifteenth series, model 1502, 8-cylinder, 135-horsepower, 139-inch wheelbase, 7-person special touring sedan, by Rollston, for his Highness the Maharaja of Gwalior (owned 10 Packards), note chromium plated radiator shell & headlamp housings, chromium plated wheels, special lamp in front of radiator, special siren at right of radiator, twin side mount mirrors, Packard deluxe emblem.

1937 Packard special touring sedan for Maharaja of Gwalior

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