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Title
1937 newly-produced Packards in aerial view of Packard plant
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Automobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History

Subject
Automobile industry and trade--History

Item Number
EB01d987

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of the Packard plant and newly produced 1937 Packards, view from above. Inscribed on photo back: most appear to be; Packard six, fifteenth series, model 115-C, 6-cylinder, 100-horsepower, 115-inch wheelbase (various body types), and; Packard one twenty, fifteenth series, model 120-C, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 120-inch wheelbase (various body types), portion of Packards involved in drive away of September 4th 1936, setting: Packard Motor Car Co. Detroit, Mich.

1937 newly-produced Packards in aerial view of Packard plant

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