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Title
1937 Packard formal sedan and owner Jack Benny
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Benny, Jack, 1894-1974

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e020

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1937 Packard three-quarter front view, parked in driveway of home, owner Jack Benny standing at driver's door. Inscribed on photo back: Packard twelve, fifteenth series, model 1507, 12-cylinder, 175-horsepower, 139.375-inch wheelbase, 5/7-person formal sedan (body type #1032), note fender wells, 6-wheels, white sidewall tires, license plate frames, 1936 California license plate #13C327, comedian Jack Benny.

1937 Packard formal sedan and owner Jack Benny

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