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Title
1899 Packard Model A roadster with 1913 Packard 48 touring car, on street with passengers
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
EB01c579

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1899 Packard Model A with male driver, male passenger holding a sign that reads "The first Packard built in 1899," and a 1913 Packard 48 on street with other cars behind, top folded, male driver, five female passengers, two male passengers. Inscribed on photo back: Packard Model A 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster, Packard 48, 6-cylinder, 48-horsepower ALAM rating, 82-horsepower at 1720 r.p.m., 139-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring car, fitted with standard top, storm-tilt windshield, D on monogram panel.

1899 Packard Model A roadster with 1913 Packard 48 touring car, on street with passengers

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