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Title
1931 Packard sedan limousine, nine-tenths left side view, with Prince Nobuhito entering car
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Automobile industry and trade--History

Subject
Takamatsu no Miya Nobuhito, Prince, son of Taisho, Emperor of Japan, 1905-1987

Item Number
EB01d591

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1931 Packard nine-tenths left side view, with Prince Nobuhito entering car. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 833, standard eight, eighth series, 8-cylinder, 100-horsepower, 134.5-inch wheelbase, 7-person sedan limousine (body type #465), note "Packard" script at top of radiator louver panel indicating export model, wire wheels, chromium plated wheel trim rings, six wheel equipment, fender mounted parking lights, Prince Nobuhito is pictured entering the car of the President of Portugal at the time of his recent visit to Lisbon.

1931 Packard sedan limousine, nine-tenths left side view, with Prince Nobuhito entering car

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