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Title
1927 Packard coupe, three-quarter left front view, owner Louis B. Mayer standing at driver's door
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Automobile industry and trade--History

Subject
Mayer, Louis B. (Louis Burt), 1885-1957

Item Number
EB01d331

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1927 Packard three-quarter left front view, owner Louis B. Mayer standing at driver's door. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 343, third series eight (produced 8/2/1926-7/1/1927), 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 143-inch wheelbase, 4-person coupe (body type #297), fitted with Packard deluxe emblem, special horn mounted in front of radiator, special adjustable red lights mounted on windshield pillars, step plate on running board, Louis B. Mayer, photographed on MGM lot Hollywood, Calif.

1927 Packard coupe, three-quarter left front view, owner Louis B. Mayer standing at driver

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