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Title
1927 Packard two-toned phaeton, owner Charles M. Schwab standing in back
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Schwab, Charles M., 1862-1939

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01d290

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1927 two-toned Packard three-quarter front view, top lowered, parked in front of store, male driver, owner Charles M. Schwab standing in back. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 336, third series eight (produced 8/2/1926-7/1/1927), 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 136-inch wheelbase, 5-person phaeton (body type #291), special equipment: exterior horn mounted at front, dual spot lights mounted at either side of windshield, folding tonneau windshield, step plates mounted on running boards, fabric spare tire covers matching top, wind wings, 1927 California license plate #1-268-907, Charles M. Schwab, photographed outside "The Whimsy Shoppe."

1927 Packard two-toned phaeton, owner Charles M. Schwab standing in back

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