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Title
Packard dealership, Newark, N.J., 1930
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Automobile dealers--New Jersey--Newark

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e917

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a Packard dealership, building sits on corner, "Packard" above door. Inscribed on photo back: Packard Motor Car Co., branches/dealerships/agencies, Newark, N.J., automobiles left to right: 1928-29 Ford model A, 5-person Tudor, (shown in window), 1930 Packard 745, seventh series deluxe, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 145.5-inch wheelbase, 5-person Dietrich convertible sedan (body type #1602), 1927 Chrysler imperial "80," 6-cylinder, 2-4 person roadster, (show window) 1930 Packard 740, seven-series custom, 8-cylinder, 106-hosepower, 140.5-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person roadster (body type #412), 1924 Packard 226, second series six, 6-cylinder, 54-horsepower, 126-inch wheelbase, 4-person sport model (body type #224).

Packard dealership, Newark, N.J., 1930

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