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Title
1938 Packard touring sedan parked in driveway of house
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Dwellings--United States

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e079

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1938 Packard nine-tenths right side view, parked in driveway of house. Inscribed on photo back: Packard eight, sixteenth series, model 1601, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 4-door, 5-person touring sedan (body type #1192), prototype, note 1937 Michigan license plate #Z56981, non-production "One Twenty" hub caps.

1938 Packard touring sedan parked in driveway of house

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