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Title
1924 Packard 226 sport model, owner Conway Tearle testing tire
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Packard automobile--Tires

Subject
Tearle, Conway, 1878-1938

Item Number
EB01d141

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1924 Packard front view, top raised, owner probing front driver's side tire. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 226, second series six (produced 12/27/1923-2/2/1925), 6-cylinder, 54-horsepower, 126-inch wheelbase, 4-person sport model (body type #224), fitted with balloon tires, owner Conway Tearle.

1924 Packard 226 sport model, owner Conway Tearle testing tire

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