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Title
1930 Packard special rail sedan limousine, three-quarter left front view
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
EB01d540

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1930 Packard three-quarter left front view. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 745, deluxe eight, seventh series, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 145.5-inch wheelbase, 7-person sedan limousine (body type #425), adapted for special rail use by Illinois Central System, note "Custom made by Packard" body plate, hood latch of type last used on seventh series, 3-piece division glass, accessories: Packard deluxe emblem, spot lamp, horn trumpets, special equipment: eighth series dual windshield wipers, special trunk at rear, cow catcher, rail wheels.

1930 Packard special rail sedan limousine, three-quarter left front view

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