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Title
1939 Packard touring sedan in front of pyramids with two men and camels
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Pyramids--Egypt

Subject
Automobile travel--Egypt

Item Number
EB01e105

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1939 Packard three-quarter front view, two men with camels at left side, pyramids in background. Inscribed on photo back: Packard twelve, seventeenth series, model 1707, (produced 9/29/38-8/8/39), 12-cylinder, 175-horsepower, 134-inch wheelbase, 5-person touring sedan (body type #1233), note dual white sidewall tires, wheel trim beauty rings, fender wells, 6-wheels, Packard deluxe emblem, spot light, photographed in Egypt.

1939 Packard touring sedan in front of pyramids with two men and camels

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