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Title
1935 Packard touring car being pulled over by a motorcycle policeman
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
EB01d854

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1935 Packard being pulled over on side of road by a motorcycle policeman, male driver and female passenger. Inscribed on photo back: Packard eight, model 1202, twelfth series, 8-cylinder, 130-horsepower, 139-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring car (body type #810), note Packard approved accessories, Packard deluxe emblem, bumper guards, windshield wings, Saybrooke Connecticut: Packard selected for safety picture "March of Time," feature newsreel, selected this 1935 Packard touring car, through the courtesy of the Packard Motor Car Co. of New York, for a safety picture in its October release.

1935 Packard touring car being pulled over by a motorcycle policeman

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