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Title
1927 Packard special runabout with Mrs. Walter Powers in Paris, France
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Women's clothing--History

Subject
Paris (France)

Item Number
EB01d302

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1927 Packard right side view, light in color, top lowered, female standing on running board. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 343, third series eight, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 143-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person special runabout and/or roadster, note right-hand drive, see lady's hand on steering wheel, bulb horn & drum type spot light mounted at right: tail lamp, 6-lug wheels, tail lamp of type introduced on third series eight, wing nut securing spare wheels to the support arm, drum-type spot light, unusual hood louvers, coach builder's plate on body sill at cowl base, Mrs. Walter Powers, photographed in Paris, France.

1927 Packard special runabout with Mrs. Walter Powers in Paris, France

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