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1937 Packards parked on grass at Packard Proving Grounds

Packard Motor Car Company

Detroit Public Library

Packard automobile--History

Automobile industry and trade--History

Automobiles--United States--History

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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of four 1937 Packards parked on grass next to one another. Inscribed on photo back: left to right; Packard six, fifteenth series, model 115-C, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 115-inch wheelbase, 5-person touring coupe (body type #1084), Packard super eight, fifteenth series, model 1500, 8-cylinder, 135-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 5-person touring sedan (body type #1003), Packard twelve, fifteenth series, model 1507, 12-cylinder, 175-horsepower, 139.75-inch wheelbase, 5-person club sedan (body type #1033), Packard one twenty, fifteenth series, model 120-C, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 120-inch wheelbase, 5-person club sedan (body type #1096), setting: Packard Proving Grounds, Utica, Mich.