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Title
1921-1922 Packard sedan and runabout, pictured passing on country road
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
EB01d009

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white photograph of a 1921-1922 Packards pictured passing on country road, one on left has female passenger visible, one at right has male driver and female passenger. Inscribed on photo back: Left: 1921-1922 prototype Packard 116 first series single six, 6-cylinder, 52-horsepower at 2400-rpm, 116-inch wheelbase, 2-person runabout (body type #191), 1919 Michigan license plate, twin-six type headlamps and hood louvers; right: 1921-1922 Packard 116 first series single six, 12-cylinder, 52-horsepower at 2400-rpm, 116-inch wheelbase, 5-person sedan (body type #192), single-six type hood louvers.

1921-1922 Packard sedan and runabout, pictured passing on country road

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