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1925-1926 Packard touring car with New York governor Alfred E. Smith and wife

Packard Motor Car Company

Detroit Public Library

Packard automobile--History

Automobile industry and trade--History

Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944

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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1925-1926 Packard left three-quarter side front view, top lowered. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 243, second series eight (produced 2/2/1925-8/1/1926), 8-cylinder, 85-horsepower, 143-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring car (body type #245). Special equipment: winged radiator cap; fender-mounted spares; side lights, wind wings attached to windshield; dual windshield wipers, folding tonneau windshield; step plates on running board; rear mounted trunk. Early type two-piece windshield. New York Governor & Mrs. Alfred E. Smith in tonneau.