Title1903 Packard Model F "Old Pacific" in front of Packard dealership
CreatorPackard Motor Car Company
InstitutionDetroit Public Library
SubjectPackard automobile--History
SubjectAutomobile industry and trade--History
SubjectAutomobiles--United States--History
Item NumberEB01c066
Type
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Formatjpeg
Description8x10 black and white sepia-toned Packard Co. file photograph of 1903 Packard Model F outside of Packard dealership in 1920s. Inscribed on photo back: 1-cylinder, 12-horsepower, 88-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster "Old Pacific." This model participated in the transcontinental crossing June 20th-August 21st, 1903 from San Francisco to New York, 5600 miles, driver E.T. (Tom) Fetch from the Packard Warren, Ohio plant and passenger/photographer Marius C. Krarup editor of The Automobile. Also participated in the First Annual Endurance Contest of the NAAM from New York to Pittsburgh 7-15th of October, 1903 as contestant #16 class D, driver E.T. Fetch, observer C.H. Lowe.
