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1937 Packards parked by the Lodge at Packard Proving Grounds

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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of two 1937 Packards parked on drive by the Lodge, two men standing at front of cars, golf club bag leaning against one. Inscribed on photo back: left; Packard one twenty, fifteenth series, model 120-C, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 120-inch wheelbase, 5-person sedan (body type #1093), prototype, note 1936 Michigan license plate #90-715, fender wells, 6-wheels, non-production hub caps, fourteenth series model 120-B hood side louvers, right; Packard six, fifteenth series, model 115-C, 6-cylinder, 100-horsepower, 115-inch wheelbase, 5-person touring coupe (body type #1084), prototype, note 1936 Michigan license plate #Y48271, narrow headlight trim rings, setting: Packard Proving Grounds, Utica, Mich.