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Title
1921-1922 Packard coupe in residential driveway between stone lions
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Driveways

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01c981

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
7.5x9.5 black and white photograph of a 1921-1922 Packard in driveway of large stone house, stone lions on either side of car, female driver and two female passengers. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 116 first series single six, 6-cylinder, 52-horsepower at 2400 rpm, 116-inch wheelbase, 4-person coupe (production body type #193), note twin-six type headlamps, production single-six hood louvers and vent at top cowl, double belt effect that terminates just aft of door, on production single-six coupe models the double belt was continued on around the back, rollers under front of car suggest that this may have been a mock-up.

1921-1922 Packard coupe in residential driveway between stone lions

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