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1940 Packard convertible sedan, seven-eights left side view, top raised

Packard Motor Car Company

Detroit Public Library

Packard automobile--History

Automobile industry and trade--History

Automobiles--United States--History

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8x10 black and white sepia-toned Packard Co. file photograph of a 1940 Packard seven-eights left side view, top raised. Inscribed on photo back: Packard one twenty, eighteenth series, model 1801, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 5-person convertible sedan (body type #1397), prototype, early 18th series production features; tapered bumper ends, louver panel medallion, non-production features; earlier series "eight" hub caps, note 1939 Michigan manufacturer license plate #26, setting: P.M.C. Co. yard, Detroit, Mich.