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Title
Chassis of 1899 Packard Model A
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--Chassis

Subject
Automobile industry and trade--History

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01c004

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of chassis of 1899 Packard Number One. Inscribed on photo back: completed Nov. 6, 1899, Warren Ohio; Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster. Note that the H-gate shift box is in place, having been installed after initial tests of Nov. 1899 (initially there were 2 levers). Photograph was perhaps taken some years after car was built--note less than new condition of engine parts and tires.

Chassis of 1899 Packard Model A

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