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Title
1938 Packard touring sedan, five-sixth left side view, parked on Belle Isle
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Belle Isle Park (Detroit, Mich.)

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e083

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1938 Packard five-sixth left side view, parked on scenic drive. Inscribed on photo back: Packard eight, sixteenth series, model 1602 (current 9/10/1937-9/19/1938), 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 148-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring sedan (body type #1191), note 1937 Michigan license plate #Z61954, non-production bumper guards, non-production "Packard Motor Car Co." hub caps, fender wells, 6-wheels, setting: Belle Isle, Mich.

1938 Packard touring sedan, five-sixth left side view, parked on Belle Isle

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