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Title
1930s Packards parked in a row
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
EB01d980

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of four 1930's Packards three-quarter left side view, parked in a row. Inscribed on photo back: left to right; 1934 Packard 1101 eight, eleventh series, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 136-inch wheelbase, 5-person sedan (body type #713), 1935 Packard eight, model 1201, twelfth series, 8-cylinder, 130-horsepower, 134-inch wheelbase, 5-person sedan (body type #813), 1936 Packard eight, fourteenth series, model 1401, 8-cylinder, 130-horsepower, 134-inch wheelbase, 5-person coupe (body type #917), 1937 Packard super eight, fifteenth series, model 1502, 8-cylinder, 135-horsepower, 139-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring sedan (body type #1014).

1930s Packards parked in a row

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