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Title
1925-1926 Packard sedan limousine, coupe, & sport models, in front of Kansas City home
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Mansions

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01d266

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1925-1926 Packards left side view, sedan limousine, coupe, & sport model, lined up in front of large brick home. Inscribed on photo back: left to right Packard 243, second series eight (produced 2/2/1925-8/1/1926), 8-cylinder, 85-horsepower, 143-inch wheelbase, 7-person sedan limousine (body type #256) 1925 Missouri license plate #11-235, Packard 326, third series six (produced 2/2/1925-8/1/1926), 6-cylinder, 60-horsepower, 126-inch wheelbase, 4-person coupe (body type #222), 1925 Missouri license plate #11-229, Packard 326, third series six (produced 2/2/1925-8/1/1926), 6-cylinder, 60-horsepower, 126-inch wheelbase, 4-person sport model (body type #224), all are early types note two-piece windshields, & 5-lug wheels on sixes, photographed before residence of Charles H. Howell, prominent Kansas City attorney, who purchased all three cars at one time from Packard.

1925-1926 Packard sedan limousine, coupe, & sport models, in front of Kansas City home

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