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Title
1932 Packard sedan, first Packard produced in Canada
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Automobile industry and trade--History

Subject
Automobiles--Canada--History

Item Number
EB01d664

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1932 Packard left side view, sign reads "First Packard produced in Canada," man kneeling at tire, several men standing in background, photographed inside factory. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 901 eight, ninth series, 8-cylinder, 110-horsepower, 129.5-inch wheelbase, 5-person sedan (body type #503), kneeling by front wheel: Alvan Macauley.

1932 Packard sedan, first Packard produced in Canada

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