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Title
1929 Packard runabout, right side view, male driver, mountains 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
EB01d451

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1929 Packard right side view, male driver, mountains in background. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 645, deluxe eight, sixth series, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 145.5-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person runabout (body style #372), body by Dietrich, setting: Alps Switzerland, at wheel: Werner Risch, Swiss distributor for Packard.

1929 Packard runabout, right side view, male driver, mountains in background

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