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Title
1937 Packard touring sedan in dirt field at Packard Proving Grounds
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
EB01d988

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1937 Packard three-quarter front view, driving through dirt field, male behind wheel. Inscribed on photo back: Packard one twenty, fifteenth series, model 120-C, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 120-inch wheelbase, 5-person touring sedan (body type #1092), note 1936 Michigan license plate #47-726, setting: Packard Proving Grounds, Utica, Mich.

1937 Packard touring sedan in dirt field at Packard Proving Grounds

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