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Title
1907 Packard 30 Model U touring car, rear three-quarter view
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Automobile industry and trade--History

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01c201

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white print copied from a glass negative of a 1907 Packard 30 Model U three-quarter right view, houses in background. Inscribed on photo back: 4-cylinder, 30-horsepower, 122-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring car, fitted with canopy of surrey roof, 3-piece glass rear enclosure, 3-piece glass division, roll-up side curtains, two piece glass front (windshield) having upper panel hinged at top so at to allow it to be folded against under side of roof at will, 13 louvers on hood side panel, 3 gear/brake levers, no head lamps, "M" on tonneau door panel, photographed near Packard Works, East Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich.

1907 Packard 30 Model U touring car, rear three-quarter view

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