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Title
1939 Packard convertible coupe, three-quarter rear view, top raised
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
EB01e143

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1939 Packard three-quarter rear view, top raised. 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), prototype, note non-production sixteenth series Packard deluxe emblem, non-production running board tread, non-production tail lamp & reflector a la sixteenth series "Junior" models, non-production positioning of rear license plate bracket & light housing.

1939 Packard convertible coupe, three-quarter rear view, top raised

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