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Title
1938 Packard touring sedan parked near railroad tracks
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Railroads--Track

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e082

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1938 Packard, nine-tenths elevation right side view, parked near railroad tracks. Inscribed on photo back: Packard eight, sixteenth series, model 1601-D, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 4-door, 5-person deluxe touring sedan (body type #1172), note white sidewall tires, wheel trim beauty rings, Packard deluxe emblem, deluxe steering wheel.

1938 Packard touring sedan parked near railroad tracks

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