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Title
1938 Packard touring limousine in reception parade for King George VI & Queen Elizabeth
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Parades--Canada--Montreal

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e085

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1938 Packard seven-eights right side view, taken during reception parade for King George VI & Queen Elizabeth. Inscribed on photo back: Packard eight, sixteenth series, model 1602, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 148-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring limousine (body type #1191), note pelican emblem, license plate frame, non-standard bumper guards, fender wells, 6-wheels, wheel trim beauty rings, deluxe steering wheel, twelfth car in reception parade for King George VI & Queen Elizabeth, state visit to Canada, spring 1939 Montreal.

1938 Packard touring limousine in reception parade for King George VI & Queen Elizabeth

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