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Title
1930 Packard club sedan especially built for Alvan Macauley, view of rear interior
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--Interiors

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Automobile industry and trade--History

Item Number
EB01d548

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1930 Packard view of rear interior through rear passenger door. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 745, deluxe eight, individual custom, seventh series, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 145.5-inch wheelbase, 4-person special club sedan (actually a sedan limousine with disappearing division glass), built by Brewster especially for Alvan Macauley; detail: rear interior from right, note fine paneling & richly carved moldings, deep channels for disappearing division glass, rear seat arranged as two deeply stuffed arm chairs, recessed, walnut-lined companion case, upright hinged ventilation panel.

1930 Packard club sedan especially built for Alvan Macauley, view of rear interior

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