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Title
1929 sedan (right) and 1915 touring car (left) with owner Admiral Blockinger
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
EB01d474

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1915 touring car and on the right is a 1929 sedan pictured with owner Admiral Blockinger. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 3-38, series third 38, 6-cylinder, 140-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring car (body type #63), 1915 Iowa license plate #17520, right a 1929 Packard 626, standard eight, sixth series, 8-cylinder, 90-horsepower at 3200 r.p.m, 126.5-inch wheelbase, 5-person sedan (body type #333), 1929 Iowa license plate #J-11460.

1929 sedan (right) and 1915 touring car (left) with owner Admiral Blockinger

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