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Title
1937 Packard business coupe with fire chief at station
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Fire chiefs

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01d934

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1937 Packard seven-eights left side view, parked in front of fire station, fire chief standing at driver's door. Inscribed on photo back: Packard six, fifteenth series, model 115-C, 6-cylinder, 100-horsepower, 115-inch wheelbase, 2-person business coupe (body type #1088), arranged as fire chief's car, note special red lens lamps placed in front of radiator, special horn, special flashing lamp in front of windshield, door insignia.

1937 Packard business coupe with fire chief at station

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