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Title
1932 Packard sedan, parked near the Lodge at Packard Proving Grounds
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
EB01d657

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1932 Packard three-quarter right side view, parked in drive by the Lodge. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 904, deluxe eight, ninth series, 8-cylinder, 135-horsepower, 147.125-inch wheelbase, 7-person sedan (body type #904), prototype, note radiator shell, positioning of fender well, 1931 Michigan license plate #416-608, setting Packard Proving Grounds, Utica, Mich.

1932 Packard sedan, parked near the Lodge at Packard Proving Grounds

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