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Title
1930 Packard club sedan especially built for Alvan Macauley, view of front 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
EB01d549

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1930 Packard view of front interior from back. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 745, deluxe eight, individual custom, seventh series, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 140.5-inch wheelbase, 4-person special club sedan (actually a sedan limousine with disappearing division glass), built by Brewster especially for Alvan Macauley; detail: controls, note rich hand-carved moldings, hinged sun visors, ivory knobs.

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

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