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1938 Packard touring sedans parked on street, couple and salesman in between cars

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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of two 1938 Packard front view, parked on street, couple and salesman standing in between cars. Inscribed on photo back: left; Packard eight, sixteenth series, model 1601, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 4-door, 5-person touring sedan (body type #1192), note fog lamps, license plate frame: 1937 California license plate #MW-93-93, center bumper guard, deluxe steering wheel, right; Packard eight, sixteenth series, model 1601, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 2-door, 5-person touring sedan (body type #1194), note fog lamps, license plate frame: 1937 California license plate #788-84, center bumper guard, deluxe steering wheel, wheel trim "beauty rings," Mr. & Mrs. Albert Waitt of Santa Monica, Calif., shown taking delivery of the first two Packards to be delivered in the Bay section, making the delivery is Mr. W.M. Simonson, of the firm of Simonson-Schact Mayer, Inc., newly appointed Packard dealers.