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Title
1939 Packard convertible coupe parked in driveway of Alvan Macauley's home
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
EB01e132

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1939 Packard right side view, top raised, parked in driveway of home. Inscribed on photo back: Packard super eight, seventeenth series, model 1703, 8-cylinder, 130-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person convertible coupe (body type #1279), fitted with; special three way coupe Deville tope & landau iron, special leather & whipcord upholstery, special garnish rail, modifications made to order of Edward Macauley, note radio aerial beneath car, trunk rack, wheel discs, wheel trim beauty rings, pelican emblem, road lamps, setting: residence of Alvan Macauley, Grosse Pointe, Mich.

1939 Packard convertible coupe parked in driveway of Alvan Macauley

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