Title1929 Packard phaeton with owner Gary Cooper behind wheel
CreatorPackard Motor Car Company
InstitutionDetroit Public Library
SubjectPackard automobile--History
SubjectCooper, Gary, 1901-1961
SubjectCelebrities
Item NumberEB01d442
RelationNULL
Type
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Formatjpeg
Description8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1929 Packard three-quarter left front view, top folded, parked on street, owner behind wheel. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 640, custom eight, sixth series, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 140.5-inch wheelbase, 5-person phaeton (body type #341), note deluxe fitments include, six wire wheels, fitted covers for spare tires, Packard deluxe emblem, windshield wings, folding trunk rack, initials on tonneau door, Gary Cooper, hailed as the third most popular male player in motion pictures, under contract to Paramount, and his new Packard sport phaeton, which he's just acquired from Earle C. Anthony, Inc. California distributors.
