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Title
1927 Packard special speedster, front view, top lowered, saddled white horse in background
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
EB01d294

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1927 Packard front view, top lowered, saddled white horse in background. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 336, third series eight, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 136-inch wheelbase, special speedster, body by California Coachbuilder, built for Buck Jones, western film star, statuette of owner on radiator cap ornament, western style trimmings throughout, owner's brand on wind wings, 1927 California license plate #1-833-333.

1927 Packard special speedster, front view, top lowered, saddled white horse in background

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