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Title
1936 Packard coupe parked at end of drive
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
EB01d884

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1936 Packard three-quarter left side view, side mounted spare tire with fitted metal cover, white sidewall tires, parked at end of drive, one woman with golf club bag, another wearing flowered dress with hat, hand on hip, male standing at front driver's side. Inscribed on photo back: Packard twelve, fourteenth series, model 1407, 12-cylinder, 175-horsepower, 139-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person coupe (body type #938), note 1937 Ontario license plate #1-A-646, setting: estate of John C. Hammell, Esq. Oakville, Ont.

1936 Packard coupe parked at end of drive

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