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Title
1938 Packard convertible sedan parked on street, view from above
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
EB01e077

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1938 Packard parked on street, right doors open, top folded, view from above. Inscribed on photo back: Packard eight, sixteenth series, model 1601 (current 9/10/1937-9/19/1938), 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 5-person convertible sedan (body type #1197), right side rear tilted, top folded, car in background; 1937 Ford V-8/85, Model 78 Deluxe, 8-cylinder, 85-horsepower, deluxe convertible club cabriolet.

1938 Packard convertible sedan parked on street, view from above

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